πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A sandbox is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A fish tank is 5 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A sandbox is 3 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Leo fills a planter box with soil. The box is 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 3 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6The back of a moving truck is 3 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
7Maya's toy chest is 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A block of ice is 3 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9Leo fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11Sam packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 6 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
12A sandbox is 2 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 60 cubic feet
- 2. 60 cubic centimeters
- 3. 72 cubic feet
- 4. 40 cubic feet
- 5. 27 cubic inches
- 6. 18 cubic meters
- 7. 40 cubic feet
- 8. 72 cubic centimeters
- 9. 24 cubic inches
- 10. 100 cubic centimeters
- 11. 120 cubes
- 12. 8 cubic feet
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