πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 82 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 75 inches
- 4. 47 inches
- 5. 56 inches
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 16 pieces
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 25 pieces
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