πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 15 pieces
- 2. 84 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 50 inches
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 18 cups
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 22 cups
- 10. 63 inches
- 11. 47 inches
- 12. 10 pieces
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