πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2Sam's toy chest is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A sandbox is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 5 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 5 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6Lily's toy chest is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A block of ice is 2 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A sandbox is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9The back of a moving truck is 2 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A sandbox is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11Leo's toy chest is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 72 cubic inches
- 2. 32 cubic feet
- 3. 30 cubic feet
- 4. 180 cubic feet
- 5. 100 cubic inches
- 6. 72 cubic feet
- 7. 50 cubic centimeters
- 8. 144 cubic feet
- 9. 32 cubic feet
- 10. 216 cubic feet
- 11. 48 cubic inches
- 12. 96 cubic centimeters
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