πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 68 inches
- 2. 13 cups
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 22 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 46 inches
- 7. 89 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 44 inches
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