πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The back of a moving truck is 9 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 8 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
2A block of ice is 6 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A box has a bottom with an area of 27 square feet and is 8 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A box has a bottom with an area of 120 square feet and is 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Aiden's toy chest is 6 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A box has a bottom with an area of 60 square centimeters and is 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7Zoe stacks 2 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 49 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8Zoe stacks 12 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 44 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A sandbox is 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11Zoe fills a planter box with soil. The box is 11 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 72 square meters. The tank is 7 meters tall. How many cubic meters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 360 cubic meters
- 2. 48 cubic centimeters
- 3. 216 cubic feet
- 4. 480 cubic feet
- 5. 720 cubic inches
- 6. 360 cubic centimeters
- 7. 98 cubic centimeters
- 8. 528 cubic inches
- 9. 320 cubic feet
- 10. 90 cubic centimeters
- 11. 198 cubic inches
- 12. 504 cubic meters
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