πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 25 pieces
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 25 inches
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 61 inches
- 9. 44 inches
- 10. 41 inches
- 11. 4 pieces
- 12. 80 inches
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