πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 cups
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 13 cups
- 5. 36 inches
- 6. 37 inches
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 37 inches
- 9. 53 inches
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 25 inches
- 12. 6 cups
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