πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 4 pieces
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 42 inches
- 4. 25 pieces
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 18 cups
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 60 inches
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 31 inches
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