πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A sandbox is 3 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2The back of a moving truck is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A sandbox is 3 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A sandbox is 2 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A sandbox is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A sandbox is 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Aiden fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8Lily packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 2 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
9Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10Leo's toy chest is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11Maya packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 4 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
12Lily's toy chest is 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 45 cubic feet
- 2. 90 cubic feet
- 3. 36 cubic feet
- 4. 20 cubic feet
- 5. 80 cubic feet
- 6. 80 cubic feet
- 7. 120 cubic feet
- 8. 18 cubes
- 9. 36 cubic feet
- 10. 72 cubic inches
- 11. 24 cubes
- 12. 90 cubic inches
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