πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 12 square centimeters. The tank is 12 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2Leo's toy chest is 5 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A sandbox is 3 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 10 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Leo stacks 8 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 48 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 35 square centimeters. The tank is 9 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6Sam stacks 11 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 100 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A box has a bottom with an area of 20 square inches and is 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A fish tank is 5 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 32 square feet. The tank is 5 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A fish tank is 3 centimeters long, 11 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A fish tank is 11 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A sandbox is 8 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 144 cubic centimeters
- 2. 240 cubic inches
- 3. 240 cubic feet
- 4. 384 cubic inches
- 5. 315 cubic centimeters
- 6. 1100 cubic inches
- 7. 100 cubic inches
- 8. 280 cubic centimeters
- 9. 160 cubic feet
- 10. 99 cubic centimeters
- 11. 165 cubic inches
- 12. 576 cubic feet
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