πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden's toy chest is 12 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A sandbox is 2 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 11 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A box has a bottom with an area of 6 square feet and is 11 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 24 square feet. The tank is 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A planter has a bottom with an area of 12 square feet. It is filled with soil 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 6 square feet. The tank is 3 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 66 square meters. The tank is 2 meters tall. How many cubic meters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
8Omar's toy chest is 7 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 12 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A sandbox is 3 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 27 square meters. The tank is 4 meters tall. How many cubic meters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
11A box has a bottom with an area of 18 square inches and is 12 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A block of ice is 12 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 840 cubic inches
- 2. 198 cubic feet
- 3. 66 cubic feet
- 4. 48 cubic feet
- 5. 24 cubic feet
- 6. 18 cubic feet
- 7. 132 cubic meters
- 8. 420 cubic feet
- 9. 240 cubic feet
- 10. 108 cubic meters
- 11. 216 cubic inches
- 12. 864 cubic centimeters
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