πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 15 pieces
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 22 cups
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 29 inches
- 7. 4 pieces
- 8. 63 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 74 inches
- 11. 30 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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