πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 21 inches
- 2. 24 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 32 inches
- 8. 57 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 6 cups
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