πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 89 inches
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 40 inches
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 15 pieces
- 7. 31 inches
- 8. 35 inches
- 9. 6 cups
- 10. 81 inches
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 6 cups
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