πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 75 inches
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 22 cups
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 42 inches
- 9. 47 inches
- 10. 11 inches
- 11. 73 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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