πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 6 cups
- 2. 45 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 30 pieces
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 14 cups
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 12 inches
- 9. 60 inches
- 10. 6 pieces
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 16 pieces
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