πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 25 pieces
- 2. 9 cups
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 70 inches
- 7. 18 cups
- 8. 92 inches
- 9. 82 inches
- 10. 47 inches
- 11. 19 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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