πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 18 inches
- 2. 25 pieces
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 57 inches
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 9 cups
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