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 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 48 inches
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 6 cups
- 6. 39 inches
- 7. 40 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 24 pieces
- 10. 67 inches
- 11. 88 inches
- 12. 24 pieces
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