πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 4 pieces
- 2. 32 inches
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 24 pieces
- 5. 25 pieces
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 77 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 18 inches
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 72 inches
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