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 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Zoe 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. 20 pieces
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 94 inches
- 4. 36 inches
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 9 cups
- 7. 48 inches
- 8. 40 inches
- 9. 25 pieces
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 71 inches
- 12. 12 pieces
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