πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 34 inches
- 3. 25 inches
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 21 inches
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 9 cups
- 8. 6 pieces
- 9. 24 inches
- 10. 60 inches
- 11. 26 inches
- 12. 18 cups
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