πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 6 pieces
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 32 inches
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 42 inches
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 58 inches
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 75 inches
- 12. 50 inches
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