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 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 3 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 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 56 inches
- 3. 53 inches
- 4. 62 inches
- 5. 49 inches
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 16 pieces
- 9. 73 inches
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 92 inches
- 12. 10 cups
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