πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 9 cups
- 2. 53 inches
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 41 inches
- 8. 41 inches
- 9. 24 pieces
- 10. 25 inches
- 11. 26 inches
- 12. 10 pieces
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