πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 8 pieces
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 28 inches
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 49 inches
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 86 inches
- 10. 15 pieces
- 11. 5 cups
- 12. 28 inches
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