πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 24 pieces
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 85 inches
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 63 inches
- 8. 54 inches
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 53 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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