πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 93 inches
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 70 inches
- 4. 63 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 20 pieces
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