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. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 89 inches
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 45 inches
- 5. 6 cups
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 45 inches
- 10. 47 inches
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 20 pieces
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