πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 22 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 39 inches
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 76 inches
- 9. 16 pieces
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 9 cups
- 12. 14 cups
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