πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 29 inches
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 84 inches
- 8. 21 inches
- 9. 55 inches
- 10. 34 inches
- 11. 37 inches
- 12. 9 cups
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