πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 76 inches
- 2. 13 cups
- 3. 64 inches
- 4. 93 inches
- 5. 16 pieces
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 49 inches
- 11. 4 pieces
- 12. 10 pieces
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