πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 pieces
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 16 inches
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 20 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 17 cups
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 81 inches
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 33 inches
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