πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A block of ice is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A fish tank is 5 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4Aiden's toy chest is 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A sandbox is 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A sandbox is 2 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Zoe fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A fish tank is 5 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A sandbox is 2 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A block of ice is 2 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11Maya's toy chest is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A fish tank is 5 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 27 cubic centimeters
- 2. 20 cubic centimeters
- 3. 48 cubic inches
- 4. 80 cubic feet
- 5. 27 cubic feet
- 6. 24 cubic feet
- 7. 18 cubic inches
- 8. 40 cubic inches
- 9. 50 cubic feet
- 10. 30 cubic centimeters
- 11. 60 cubic feet
- 12. 60 cubic centimeters
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