πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 4 pieces
- 2. 25 pieces
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 74 inches
- 5. 25 inches
- 6. 24 inches
- 7. 41 inches
- 8. 65 inches
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 90 inches
- 11. 30 inches
- 12. 18 cups
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