πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya makes 2 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. 18 cups
- 2. 63 inches
- 3. 5 cups
- 4. 25 pieces
- 5. 32 inches
- 6. 35 inches
- 7. 46 inches
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 30 pieces
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 6 cups
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