πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 4 pieces
- 2. 23 inches
- 3. 81 inches
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 13 cups
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 84 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 14 cups
- 12. 6 cups
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