πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 29 inches
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 67 inches
- 5. 18 cups
- 6. 22 cups
- 7. 50 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 10 pieces
- 10. 6 cups
- 11. 67 inches
- 12. 12 pieces
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