πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 47 inches
- 3. 26 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 69 inches
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 15 inches
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 73 inches
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 10 pieces
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