πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar makes 3 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. 15 pieces
- 2. 30 pieces
- 3. 65 inches
- 4. 26 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 92 inches
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 36 inches
- 10. 75 inches
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 9 cups
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