πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 pieces
- 2. 25 pieces
- 3. 22 inches
- 4. 57 inches
- 5. 25 inches
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 25 pieces
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