πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily makes 4 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. 25 inches
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 29 inches
- 4. 40 inches
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 44 inches
- 7. 13 cups
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 49 inches
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 68 inches
- 12. 14 cups
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