πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The back of a moving truck is 5 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3Omar's toy chest is 5 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4Priya's toy chest is 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A block of ice is 5 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6Lily's toy chest is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A fish tank is 2 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A fish tank is 5 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11Omar's toy chest is 3 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12Zoe fills a planter box with soil. The box is 5 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 180 cubic feet
- 2. 144 cubic inches
- 3. 150 cubic inches
- 4. 60 cubic feet
- 5. 120 cubic centimeters
- 6. 48 cubic inches
- 7. 24 cubic centimeters
- 8. 72 cubic inches
- 9. 60 cubic inches
- 10. 48 cubic centimeters
- 11. 60 cubic inches
- 12. 80 cubic inches
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