πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 pieces
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 34 inches
- 7. 58 inches
- 8. 77 inches
- 9. 87 inches
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 83 inches
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