πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 pieces
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 33 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 40 inches
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 29 inches
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 15 inches
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