πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo packs 1-centimeter cubes into a box that is 8 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
2A planter has a bottom with an area of 21 square feet. It is filled with soil 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 35 square centimeters. The tank is 10 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4Maya fills a planter box with soil. The box is 4 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 40 square feet. The tank is 7 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 108 square inches. The tank is 8 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Lily's toy chest is 4 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 7 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8Zoe stacks 4 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 55 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A planter has a bottom with an area of 40 square feet. It is filled with soil 10 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10Aiden stacks 3 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 99 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 66 square feet. The tank is 12 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 28 square centimeters. The tank is 11 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 288 cubes
- 2. 126 cubic feet
- 3. 350 cubic centimeters
- 4. 72 cubic feet
- 5. 280 cubic feet
- 6. 864 cubic inches
- 7. 308 cubic feet
- 8. 220 cubic inches
- 9. 400 cubic feet
- 10. 297 cubic inches
- 11. 792 cubic feet
- 12. 308 cubic centimeters
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