πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 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
5Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. 30 inches
- 3. 31 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 5 cups
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 16 inches
- 10. 24 pieces
- 11. 76 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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