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 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya makes 3 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. 4 pieces
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 28 inches
- 6. 17 inches
- 7. 24 pieces
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 34 inches
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 9 cups
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