πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A block of ice is 6 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A sandbox is 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A sandbox is 6 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Leo's toy chest is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 5 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6Priya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Lily packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
8Sam fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9Aiden packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 6 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
10Leo's toy chest is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A sandbox is 2 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12Omar's toy chest is 5 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 60 cubic centimeters
- 2. 60 cubic feet
- 3. 72 cubic feet
- 4. 45 cubic feet
- 5. 75 cubic inches
- 6. 24 cubic feet
- 7. 54 cubes
- 8. 12 cubic inches
- 9. 72 cubes
- 10. 75 cubic feet
- 11. 24 cubic feet
- 12. 30 cubic feet
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