πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 pieces
- 2. 28 inches
- 3. 83 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 50 inches
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 18 cups
- 11. 63 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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