πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe makes 4 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. 24 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 45 inches
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 49 inches
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 84 inches
- 10. 75 inches
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 13 cups
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