πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 9 cups
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 57 inches
- 7. 56 inches
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 83 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 64 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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