πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 3 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
4Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 18 inches
- 2. 6 pieces
- 3. 22 cups
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 62 inches
- 6. 69 inches
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 8 pieces
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