πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 55 inches
- 3. 32 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 56 inches
- 6. 6 pieces
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 31 inches
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 79 inches
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