πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar fills a planter box with soil. The box is 2 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A block of ice is 7 centimeters long, 2 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3Leo's toy chest is 5 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 11 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A fish tank is 10 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5Leo's toy chest is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A sandbox is 11 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Leo stacks 12 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 96 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A sandbox is 8 feet long, 5 feet wide, and 8 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A box has a bottom with an area of 45 square feet and is 8 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A box has a bottom with an area of 55 square feet and is 9 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11Leo stacks 11 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 44 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A box has a bottom with an area of 120 square feet and is 10 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 72 cubic feet
- 2. 70 cubic centimeters
- 3. 605 cubic feet
- 4. 240 cubic centimeters
- 5. 144 cubic feet
- 6. 396 cubic feet
- 7. 1152 cubic centimeters
- 8. 320 cubic feet
- 9. 360 cubic feet
- 10. 495 cubic feet
- 11. 484 cubic centimeters
- 12. 1200 cubic feet
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