πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe fills a planter box with soil. The box is 4 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A sandbox is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A fish tank is 3 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A sandbox is 3 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Maya packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 3 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
6Sam's toy chest is 6 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7The back of a moving truck is 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A sandbox is 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9Sam's toy chest is 2 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11The back of a moving truck is 3 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
12A block of ice is 2 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 16 cubic inches
- 2. 150 cubic feet
- 3. 60 cubic inches
- 4. 72 cubic feet
- 5. 36 cubes
- 6. 72 cubic feet
- 7. 48 cubic feet
- 8. 80 cubic feet
- 9. 12 cubic inches
- 10. 60 cubic centimeters
- 11. 12 cubic meters
- 12. 24 cubic centimeters
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