πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 31 inches
- 3. 15 inches
- 4. 36 inches
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 30 pieces
- 7. 15 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 23 inches
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 77 inches
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