πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 4 pieces
- 2. 33 inches
- 3. 86 inches
- 4. 44 inches
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 6 pieces
- 7. 17 cups
- 8. 33 inches
- 9. 10 cups
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 60 inches
- 12. 82 inches
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