πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 14 cups
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 57 inches
- 4. 25 inches
- 5. 25 pieces
- 6. 17 cups
- 7. 24 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 28 inches
- 11. 64 inches
- 12. 15 pieces
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