πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A fish tank is 3 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 5 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5Sam packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 5 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
6A block of ice is 5 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7Lily packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 5 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
8Priya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9Omar's toy chest is 6 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10Sam packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 4 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
11Leo's toy chest is 5 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12Priya's toy chest is 2 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 144 cubic centimeters
- 2. 45 cubic inches
- 3. 60 cubic feet
- 4. 150 cubic centimeters
- 5. 60 cubes
- 6. 50 cubic centimeters
- 7. 40 cubes
- 8. 20 cubic feet
- 9. 150 cubic inches
- 10. 24 cubes
- 11. 60 cubic inches
- 12. 48 cubic inches
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