πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam's toy chest is 2 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2The back of a moving truck is 4 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 3 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3The back of a moving truck is 2 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
4Aiden fills a planter box with soil. The box is 4 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6Priya's toy chest is 3 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A 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
8A fish tank is 3 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A sandbox is 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12Priya packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 3 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 30 cubic feet
- 2. 36 cubic meters
- 3. 24 cubic meters
- 4. 48 cubic feet
- 5. 27 cubic centimeters
- 6. 54 cubic feet
- 7. 120 cubic inches
- 8. 18 cubic centimeters
- 9. 30 cubic feet
- 10. 36 cubic feet
- 11. 54 cubic inches
- 12. 60 cubes
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