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 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A block of ice is 8 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 12 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3The back of a moving truck is 10 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 11 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4The back of a moving truck is 7 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Aiden fills a planter box with soil. The box is 3 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 11 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6Lily's toy chest is 5 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 90 square centimeters. The tank is 11 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A box has a bottom with an area of 33 square inches and is 3 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9The back of a moving truck is 2 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 5 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10A sandbox is 2 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 12 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A block of ice is 10 centimeters long, 7 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A sandbox is 2 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 32 cubic feet
- 2. 1152 cubic centimeters
- 3. 220 cubic feet
- 4. 84 cubic feet
- 5. 363 cubic feet
- 6. 300 cubic inches
- 7. 990 cubic centimeters
- 8. 99 cubic inches
- 9. 80 cubic meters
- 10. 120 cubic feet
- 11. 140 cubic centimeters
- 12. 144 cubic feet
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