πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Lily makes 4 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. 21 cups
- 2. 68 inches
- 3. 85 inches
- 4. 25 inches
- 5. 13 inches
- 6. 59 inches
- 7. 27 inches
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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