πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 27 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 62 inches
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 57 inches
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 15 inches
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