πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 24 pieces
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 68 inches
- 7. 72 inches
- 8. 30 pieces
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 94 inches
- 12. 33 inches
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