πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
2A sandbox is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A fish tank is 6 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4Sam's toy chest is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5Aiden fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The back of a moving truck is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Lily's toy chest is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8The back of a moving truck is 4 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10Lily packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 5 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
11A sandbox is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A fish tank is 3 centimeters long, 3 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. 144 cubes
- 2. 120 cubic feet
- 3. 120 cubic inches
- 4. 72 cubic inches
- 5. 90 cubic feet
- 6. 64 cubic feet
- 7. 216 cubic feet
- 8. 40 cubic feet
- 9. 72 cubic feet
- 10. 90 cubes
- 11. 180 cubic feet
- 12. 54 cubic centimeters
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