πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar 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 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 18 cups
- 2. 65 inches
- 3. 56 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 63 inches
- 6. 24 pieces
- 7. 15 pieces
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 70 inches
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