πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Zoe makes 4 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. 20 pieces
- 2. 36 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 59 inches
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 5 cups
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 10 cups
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 58 inches
- 12. 14 cups
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