πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 77 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 51 inches
- 9. 59 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 51 inches
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