πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 13 cups
- 2. 18 cups
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 25 pieces
- 5. 46 inches
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 62 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 71 inches
- 10. 24 inches
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 37 inches
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