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 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 13 cups
- 4. 6 pieces
- 5. 71 inches
- 6. 23 inches
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 53 inches
- 9. 36 inches
- 10. 20 inches
- 11. 58 inches
- 12. 12 pieces
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