πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 25 pieces
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 4 pieces
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 30 inches
- 7. 50 inches
- 8. 67 inches
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 24 pieces
- 11. 55 inches
- 12. 30 pieces
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