πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. 72 inches
- 3. 40 inches
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 51 inches
- 7. 58 inches
- 8. 13 cups
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 62 inches
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