πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 2 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
2A sandbox is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A sandbox is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Priya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6Omar packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 2 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
7A block of ice is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A sandbox is 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9Lily packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
10The back of a moving truck is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A fish tank is 2 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A fish tank is 2 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 24 cubes
- 2. 100 cubic feet
- 3. 180 cubic feet
- 4. 90 cubic feet
- 5. 108 cubic inches
- 6. 24 cubes
- 7. 36 cubic centimeters
- 8. 30 cubic feet
- 9. 36 cubes
- 10. 125 cubic feet
- 11. 60 cubic inches
- 12. 48 cubic inches
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