πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 pieces
- 2. 20 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 29 inches
- 5. 74 inches
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 4 pieces
- 8. 30 pieces
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 33 inches
- 11. 4 pieces
- 12. 21 cups
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