πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 21 cups
- 2. 24 inches
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 42 inches
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 29 inches
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 19 inches
- 11. 36 inches
- 12. 4 pieces
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