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, 3 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A sandbox is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A fish tank is 3 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A block of ice is 6 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5The back of a moving truck is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The back of a moving truck is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7The back of a moving truck is 4 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 3 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
8Leo packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 3 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
9A fish tank is 2 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10Zoe packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 4 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
11The back of a moving truck is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 24 cubic centimeters
- 2. 90 cubic feet
- 3. 18 cubic inches
- 4. 108 cubic centimeters
- 5. 150 cubic feet
- 6. 60 cubic feet
- 7. 60 cubic meters
- 8. 90 cubes
- 9. 30 cubic centimeters
- 10. 48 cubes
- 11. 72 cubic feet
- 12. 40 cubic centimeters
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