πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 15 pieces
- 2. 27 inches
- 3. 30 inches
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 18 cups
- 8. 29 inches
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 10 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 52 inches
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