πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Priya makes 3 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. 13 cups
- 2. 68 inches
- 3. 65 inches
- 4. 35 inches
- 5. 93 inches
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 65 inches
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 38 inches
- 10. 87 inches
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 10 cups
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