πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam 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. 21 cups
- 2. 73 inches
- 3. 71 inches
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 15 pieces
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 82 inches
- 10. 61 inches
- 11. 6 pieces
- 12. 20 pieces
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