πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 45 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 17 inches
- 5. 18 cups
- 6. 20 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 13 cups
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 47 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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