πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 10 pieces
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 22 cups
- 4. 30 pieces
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 74 inches
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 58 inches
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