πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 5 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 10 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A sandbox is 5 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 11 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A fish tank is 7 inches long, 11 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5Lily's toy chest is 3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 22 square centimeters. The tank is 2 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A planter has a bottom with an area of 10 square feet. It is filled with soil 7 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A sandbox is 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A planter has a bottom with an area of 45 square feet. It is filled with soil 7 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A box has a bottom with an area of 14 square inches and is 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11Sam fills a planter box with soil. The box is 10 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A box has a bottom with an area of 24 square inches and is 12 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 450 cubic centimeters
- 2. 275 cubic feet
- 3. 30 cubic inches
- 4. 924 cubic inches
- 5. 81 cubic feet
- 6. 44 cubic centimeters
- 7. 70 cubic feet
- 8. 80 cubic feet
- 9. 315 cubic feet
- 10. 42 cubic inches
- 11. 200 cubic inches
- 12. 288 cubic inches
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