πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 cups
- 2. 84 inches
- 3. 88 inches
- 4. 14 cups
- 5. 43 inches
- 6. 67 inches
- 7. 46 inches
- 8. 35 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 56 inches
- 11. 78 inches
- 12. 52 inches
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