πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya's toy chest is 2 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2The back of a moving truck is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3Sam's toy chest is 2 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Omar's toy chest is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A sandbox is 3 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The back of a moving truck is 4 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 4 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
7A fish tank is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8Maya packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 3 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
9The back of a moving truck is 3 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 4 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10Zoe's toy chest is 2 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A block of ice is 3 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 5 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 16 cubic inches
- 2. 108 cubic feet
- 3. 48 cubic feet
- 4. 120 cubic feet
- 5. 72 cubic feet
- 6. 64 cubic meters
- 7. 120 cubic inches
- 8. 24 cubes
- 9. 60 cubic meters
- 10. 32 cubic inches
- 11. 24 cubic centimeters
- 12. 75 cubic inches
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