πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A block of ice is 2 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2The back of a moving truck is 3 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A sandbox is 3 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Lily's toy chest is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 5 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6Leo fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Zoe packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 4 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
8A fish tank is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A fish tank is 4 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10Zoe's toy chest is 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11Zoe packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 6 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
12Maya's toy chest is 3 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 20 cubic centimeters
- 2. 36 cubic feet
- 3. 36 cubic feet
- 4. 48 cubic feet
- 5. 150 cubic inches
- 6. 30 cubic feet
- 7. 24 cubes
- 8. 144 cubic inches
- 9. 16 cubic inches
- 10. 27 cubic feet
- 11. 48 cubes
- 12. 72 cubic feet
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