πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. 9 cups
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 18 cups
- 5. 6 cups
- 6. 83 inches
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 28 inches
- 11. 85 inches
- 12. 64 inches
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