πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya makes 6 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. 5 cups
- 2. 83 inches
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 33 inches
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 63 inches
- 7. 24 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 26 inches
- 10. 18 cups
- 11. 50 inches
- 12. 22 cups
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