πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 10 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many cubic inches of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A sandbox is 2 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 108 square inches. The tank is 11 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A box has a bottom with an area of 88 square feet and is 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A 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
7A planter has a bottom with an area of 48 square feet. It is filled with soil 10 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A box has a bottom with an area of 42 square feet and is 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 72 square feet. The tank is 8 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 54 square inches. The tank is 7 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A box has a bottom with an area of 36 square feet and is 7 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 18 square feet. The tank is 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 72 cubic feet
- 2. 40 cubic inches
- 3. 108 cubic feet
- 4. 1188 cubic inches
- 5. 264 cubic feet
- 6. 126 cubic feet
- 7. 480 cubic feet
- 8. 84 cubic feet
- 9. 576 cubic feet
- 10. 378 cubic inches
- 11. 252 cubic feet
- 12. 108 cubic feet
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