πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box has a bottom with an area of 99 square inches and is 9 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2Aiden's toy chest is 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3Leo fills a planter box with soil. The box is 12 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 12 square inches. The tank is 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 16 square centimeters. The tank is 11 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6Leo stacks 8 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 15 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 40 square centimeters. The tank is 10 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 32 square feet. The tank is 7 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A block of ice is 10 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 84 square centimeters. The tank is 5 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A box has a bottom with an area of 42 square inches and is 9 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A box has a bottom with an area of 6 square feet and is 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 891 cubic inches
- 2. 128 cubic inches
- 3. 672 cubic inches
- 4. 60 cubic inches
- 5. 176 cubic centimeters
- 6. 120 cubic centimeters
- 7. 400 cubic centimeters
- 8. 224 cubic feet
- 9. 120 cubic centimeters
- 10. 420 cubic centimeters
- 11. 378 cubic inches
- 12. 12 cubic feet
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