πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A fish tank is 5 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3Lily's toy chest is 5 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4Priya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5The back of a moving truck is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7Lily's toy chest is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A fish tank is 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A sandbox is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10Maya's toy chest is 3 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11Maya packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 5 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
12The back of a moving truck is 5 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 144 cubic feet
- 2. 40 cubic inches
- 3. 75 cubic inches
- 4. 48 cubic feet
- 5. 72 cubic feet
- 6. 72 cubic centimeters
- 7. 100 cubic feet
- 8. 30 cubic inches
- 9. 45 cubic feet
- 10. 24 cubic inches
- 11. 45 cubes
- 12. 90 cubic meters
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