πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 5 cups
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 39 inches
- 9. 68 inches
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 10 cups
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