πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya makes 6 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. 24 pieces
- 2. 31 inches
- 3. 53 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 66 inches
- 7. 26 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 22 inches
- 12. 21 cups
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