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 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 39 inches
- 3. 31 inches
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 36 inches
- 6. 22 inches
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 41 inches
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 9 cups
- 12. 17 cups
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