πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 25 pieces
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 24 pieces
- 4. 49 inches
- 5. 25 pieces
- 6. 65 inches
- 7. 17 cups
- 8. 5 cups
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 34 inches
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