πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 24 pieces
- 2. 30 pieces
- 3. 57 inches
- 4. 20 inches
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 54 inches
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 54 inches
- 12. 5 cups
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