πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 84 inches
- 2. 21 cups
- 3. 51 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 40 inches
- 8. 6 pieces
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 6 pieces
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