πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 16 square inches. The tank is 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 110 square centimeters. The tank is 12 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A fish tank is 2 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4The back of a moving truck is 7 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
5Lily packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 5 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
6A sandbox is 7 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 7 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 6 square centimeters. The tank is 4 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 40 square feet. The tank is 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9Leo's toy chest is 6 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A planter has a bottom with an area of 90 square feet. It is filled with soil 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A block of ice is 8 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12The back of a moving truck is 2 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 7 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 96 cubic inches
- 2. 1320 cubic centimeters
- 3. 16 cubic centimeters
- 4. 112 cubic meters
- 5. 150 cubes
- 6. 539 cubic feet
- 7. 24 cubic centimeters
- 8. 240 cubic feet
- 9. 480 cubic inches
- 10. 360 cubic feet
- 11. 720 cubic centimeters
- 12. 112 cubic meters
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