πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 10 cups
- 3. 68 inches
- 4. 47 inches
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 5 cups
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 22 cups
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 19 inches
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