πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 4 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A sandbox is 5 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3Leo packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 2 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
4Maya's toy chest is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Aiden's toy chest is 4 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6Maya 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
7A fish tank is 5 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8Maya packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 6 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
9A block of ice is 5 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10Leo packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 5 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
11Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 48 cubic inches
- 2. 120 cubic feet
- 3. 48 cubes
- 4. 100 cubic feet
- 5. 48 cubic feet
- 6. 54 cubes
- 7. 120 cubic inches
- 8. 90 cubes
- 9. 90 cubic centimeters
- 10. 30 cubes
- 11. 30 cubic inches
- 12. 16 cubic centimeters
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