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 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya makes 5 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. 90 inches
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 78 inches
- 6. 9 cups
- 7. 79 inches
- 8. 6 pieces
- 9. 68 inches
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 18 cups
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