πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe 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. 17 cups
- 2. 48 inches
- 3. 34 inches
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 49 inches
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 20 pieces
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