πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 89 inches
- 4. 18 cups
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 95 inches
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 79 inches
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 21 cups
- 12. 21 cups
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