πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 4 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2Lily packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
3Omar packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 2 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
4A fish tank is 2 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5Lily packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 6 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
6A sandbox is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Sam fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A fish tank is 6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9The back of a moving truck is 2 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10Aiden's toy chest is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A sandbox is 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12The back of a moving truck is 6 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 5 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 16 cubic centimeters
- 2. 180 cubes
- 3. 48 cubes
- 4. 32 cubic centimeters
- 5. 72 cubes
- 6. 125 cubic feet
- 7. 24 cubic inches
- 8. 72 cubic inches
- 9. 30 cubic feet
- 10. 180 cubic feet
- 11. 16 cubic feet
- 12. 150 cubic meters
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