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 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Omar makes 4 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. 6 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 13 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 9 inches
- 7. 37 inches
- 8. 30 pieces
- 9. 78 inches
- 10. 49 inches
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 13 cups
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