πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A sandbox is 2 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 12 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 12 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A block of ice is 5 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4Sam packs 1-inch cubes into a box that is 4 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. How many cubes fill the box?
Answer: ______________ cubes
5A box has a bottom with an area of 66 square centimeters and is 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 88 square inches. The tank is 12 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 50 square feet. The tank is 7 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 60 square meters. The tank is 3 meters tall. How many cubic meters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10Lily stacks 4 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 22 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A box has a bottom with an area of 32 square feet and is 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A box has a bottom with an area of 33 square feet and is 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 192 cubic feet
- 2. 720 cubic centimeters
- 3. 180 cubic centimeters
- 4. 64 cubes
- 5. 330 cubic centimeters
- 6. 1056 cubic inches
- 7. 72 cubic feet
- 8. 350 cubic feet
- 9. 180 cubic meters
- 10. 88 cubic inches
- 11. 192 cubic feet
- 12. 99 cubic feet
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