Unit conversion: printable worksheets
Convert between customary, metric, time and cross-system length units, with the factor stated, a unit fraction and the answer with its unit.
Sample worksheet
The first 6 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.
1.
22 ft = in
2.
480 s = min
3.
2 km = m
4.
140 hm = km
5.
24 yd = ft
6.
480 min = h
Show answers
1.264 in
2.8 min
3.2,000 m
4.14 km
5.72 ft
6.8 h
What students practise
I can convert a measurement to another unit with a conversion factor.
Students write a unit fraction from a conversion fact, multiply so the old unit cancels, and check that the answer is reasonable for the new unit.
Key words
- conversion factor
- how many of one unit make one of another unit
- unit fraction
- a fraction equal to one whose top and bottom are the same amount in different units
- customary
- the US units such as inches, feet, cups and pounds
- metric
- the units based on tens such as metres, litres and grams
Common mistakes
- Divides when converting to a smaller unit, or multiplies when converting to a larger one.
- Uses the wrong conversion fact, such as ten inches in a foot.
- Writes the number without the new unit.
Standards
Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.
- 6.RP.A.3d: Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units; manipulate and transform units appropriately when multiplying or dividing quantities. (unverified)
Related topics
- Before this: Multi-digit multiplication (Grade 4)
- Next: Two-step equations (Grade 7)