πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 63 inches
- 3. 44 inches
- 4. 57 inches
- 5. 25 pieces
- 6. 73 inches
- 7. 9 cups
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 35 inches
- 11. 25 pieces
- 12. 33 inches
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