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, 2 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A fish tank is 2 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3Zoe fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 90 square feet. The tank is 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Sam stacks 9 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 35 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6Sam stacks 12 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 77 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7The back of a moving truck is 8 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 12 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
8A block of ice is 4 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A fish tank is 11 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 11 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11Priya stacks 3 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 110 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12Omar's toy chest is 11 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 60 cubic centimeters
- 2. 128 cubic inches
- 3. 96 cubic feet
- 4. 180 cubic feet
- 5. 315 cubic centimeters
- 6. 924 cubic inches
- 7. 768 cubic meters
- 8. 64 cubic centimeters
- 9. 264 cubic inches
- 10. 396 cubic feet
- 11. 330 cubic inches
- 12. 44 cubic feet
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