πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 pieces
- 2. 26 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 27 inches
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 25 inches
- 12. 69 inches
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