πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 14 cups
- 2. 5 cups
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 18 inches
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 17 cups
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 45 inches
- 9. 32 inches
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 70 inches
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