πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. 30 pieces
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 10 cups
- 6. 4 pieces
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 68 inches
- 9. 87 inches
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 15 pieces
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