πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe makes 4 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. 12 pieces
- 2. 57 inches
- 3. 76 inches
- 4. 35 inches
- 5. 11 inches
- 6. 9 cups
- 7. 53 inches
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 83 inches
- 11. 30 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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