πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 25 pieces
- 2. 68 inches
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 6 pieces
- 5. 15 pieces
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 26 inches
- 8. 25 pieces
- 9. 6 cups
- 10. 84 inches
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 36 inches
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