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
2Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam makes 5 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. 15 pieces
- 3. 77 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 44 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 48 inches
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 18 cups
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