πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 5 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2The back of a moving truck is 6 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3A sandbox is 4 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A sandbox is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 5 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A sandbox is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Omar's toy chest is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A fish tank is 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10Aiden packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
11A block of ice is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12Sam's toy chest is 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 100 cubic inches
- 2. 48 cubic meters
- 3. 96 cubic feet
- 4. 216 cubic feet
- 5. 20 cubic inches
- 6. 120 cubic feet
- 7. 48 cubic feet
- 8. 60 cubic feet
- 9. 30 cubic inches
- 10. 90 cubes
- 11. 27 cubic centimeters
- 12. 16 cubic feet
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