πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 12 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
2Aiden fills a planter box with soil. The box is 10 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A box has a bottom with an area of 15 square feet and is 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Maya stacks 2 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 90 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A box has a bottom with an area of 18 square feet and is 7 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A planter has a bottom with an area of 88 square feet. It is filled with soil 9 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 42 square feet. The tank is 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8Zoe's toy chest is 2 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A block of ice is 10 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A planter has a bottom with an area of 16 square feet. It is filled with soil 12 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A fish tank is 2 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A planter has a bottom with an area of 80 square feet. It is filled with soil 9 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 480 cubes
- 2. 440 cubic feet
- 3. 60 cubic feet
- 4. 180 cubic inches
- 5. 126 cubic feet
- 6. 792 cubic feet
- 7. 168 cubic feet
- 8. 40 cubic inches
- 9. 270 cubic centimeters
- 10. 192 cubic feet
- 11. 30 cubic centimeters
- 12. 720 cubic feet
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