TEKS 5.7A Worksheets — Grade 5 Solve problems by calculating conversions within a

Stella is planning a trip to the Gulf Coast of Texas. She wants to bring a cooler that holds 48 quarts of drinks. If there are 4 quarts in each gallon, how many gallons can the cooler hold?

1. 12 ✓
2. 10
3. 8
4. 6

Why: To find out how many gallons Stella's cooler can hold, we need to convert quarts to gallons. We know that there are 4 quarts in each gallon. Therefore, we divide the total quarts by the number of quarts per gallon: 48 quarts ÷ 4 quarts/gallon = 12 gallons. Thus, the cooler can hold 12 gallons of drinks.

Camila is planning to plant a garden in her backyard in McAllen, Texas. She has 5 rows of plants, and each row can hold 8 plants. If she wants to plant 2 additional plants to start a flower section, how many plants will she have in total in her garden?

1. 42 ✓
2. 40
3. 38
4. 50

Why: To find the total number of plants in the garden, first calculate the number of plants in the rows. There are 5 rows and each can hold 8 plants, so 5 * 8 = 40 plants. Then, add the 2 additional plants for the flower section: 40 + 2 = 42. Therefore, the total number of plants Camila will have is 42.

Natalia is helping her dad build a small fence in their backyard in Houston. The fence needs to be 12 feet long. If they already have 5 feet of the fence built, how many more feet do they need to complete it? Which equation can be used to find the remaining length of the fence they need to build?

1. 12 - 5 ✓
2. 5 + 12
3. 12 + 5
4. 5 - 12

Why: To find out how many more feet of fence Natalia and her dad need to build, you can subtract the length they have already built (5 feet) from the total length needed (12 feet). The equation 12 - 5 gives the correct answer, which is 7 feet. Thus, they need to build 7 more feet of the fence.

Mateo went to the State Fair of Texas and wanted to try some funnel cakes. Each funnel cake costs 5 dollars. If Mateo brings 30 dollars to the fair, how many funnel cakes can he buy?

1. 6 ✓
2. 5
3. 4
4. 3

Why: To find out how many funnel cakes Mateo can buy, divide the total money he has (30 dollars) by the cost of each funnel cake (5 dollars). So, 30 ÷ 5 = 6. Therefore, Mateo can buy 6 funnel cakes.

Juan is measuring the length of a wooden plank he plans to use for a project in his backyard in Lufkin, Texas. The plank is 4 feet long. If he needs to convert the length into inches to fit his project requirements, how many inches long is the plank? Use the conversion that 1 foot equals 12 inches.

1. 48 ✓
2. 36
3. 24
4. 60

Why: To convert feet to inches, multiply the length in feet by 12 (the number of inches in a foot). Juan's plank is 4 feet long, so we calculate: 4 * 12 = 48 inches. Therefore, the correct answer is 48 inches.

Miguel is measuring the length of a fence on his ranch in Texas. He knows that the fence is 24 feet long. He wants to convert this measurement into inches to help him buy the right amount of fencing material. What is the length of the fence in inches?

1. 288 ✓
2. 24
3. 48
4. 12

Why: To convert feet to inches, you multiply the number of feet by 12, since there are 12 inches in a foot. So, 24 feet * 12 inches/foot = 288 inches. Therefore, the correct answer is 288.

Diego visited a bluebonnet field in Texas with his family. They took 120 pictures of the flowers, and each picture is printed in a photo album that holds 15 pictures per page. How many pages will Diego need to use to display all of the pictures from their trip?

1. 8 ✓
2. 7
3. 9
4. 6

Why: To find out how many pages Diego needs, divide the total number of pictures by the number of pictures each page can hold. So, 120 ÷ 15 = 8. Therefore, Diego will need 8 pages to display all the pictures.

Aaliyah is making tamales to sell at a local festival in Houston. She uses 3 pounds of masa for every 12 tamales she makes. If she wants to make 36 tamales, how many pounds of masa does she need?

1. 6
2. 9 ✓
3. 12
4. 15

Why: To find out how many pounds of masa Aaliyah needs for 36 tamales, we first find out how many times 12 (the number of tamales per 3 pounds of masa) fits into 36. This is 36 ÷ 12 = 3. Since she uses 3 pounds of masa for every 12 tamales, we multiply 3 pounds by 3 (the number of batches for 36 tamales): 3 * 3 = 9. Therefore, Aaliyah needs 9 pounds of masa.