πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 24 pieces
- 2. 82 inches
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 59 inches
- 6. 55 inches
- 7. 9 cups
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 35 inches
- 10. 25 pieces
- 11. 31 inches
- 12. 13 inches
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