πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A sandbox is 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2Sam fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4A sandbox is 6 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6Zoe fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7The back of a moving truck is 4 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
8Aiden packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 6 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
9A block of ice is 5 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10Maya's toy chest is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11Leo's toy chest is 6 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12Sam packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 3 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 30 cubic feet
- 2. 72 cubic feet
- 3. 48 cubic centimeters
- 4. 36 cubic feet
- 5. 180 cubic inches
- 6. 45 cubic feet
- 7. 40 cubic meters
- 8. 60 cubes
- 9. 180 cubic centimeters
- 10. 120 cubic feet
- 11. 150 cubic inches
- 12. 48 cubes
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