πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 17 cups
- 2. 34 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 16 pieces
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 32 inches
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 26 inches
- 12. 67 inches
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