πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Aiden makes 6 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. 10 pieces
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 17 cups
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 90 inches
- 6. 46 inches
- 7. 79 inches
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 30 pieces
- 12. 22 cups
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