πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 18 cups
- 2. 30 pieces
- 3. 26 inches
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 36 inches
- 6. 55 inches
- 7. 34 inches
- 8. 23 inches
- 9. 51 inches
- 10. 97 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 69 inches
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