πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden makes 3 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. 30 pieces
- 2. 4 pieces
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 64 inches
- 7. 66 inches
- 8. 30 inches
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 44 inches
- 12. 10 cups
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