πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 32 inches
- 3. 60 inches
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 88 inches
- 7. 49 inches
- 8. 94 inches
- 9. 53 inches
- 10. 30 pieces
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 47 inches
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