πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 13 cups
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 12 inches
- 5. 16 pieces
- 6. 33 inches
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 39 inches
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 5 cups
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