πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 64 inches
- 3. 13 cups
- 4. 50 inches
- 5. 52 inches
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 19 inches
- 8. 78 inches
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 12 pieces
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