πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 9 cups
- 2. 60 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 64 inches
- 6. 6 pieces
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 59 inches
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 28 inches
- 11. 57 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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