πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Lily 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 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. 50 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 79 inches
- 6. 68 inches
- 7. 24 pieces
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 40 inches
- 11. 15 pieces
- 12. 29 inches
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/5th-grade/word-conversions