πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 18 cups
- 3. 70 inches
- 4. 24 pieces
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 12 inches
- 7. 41 inches
- 8. 22 cups
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 6 pieces
- 11. 57 inches
- 12. 68 inches
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