πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A block of ice is 5 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2The back of a moving truck is 12 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 12 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3A sandbox is 4 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Sam stacks 6 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 25 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A sandbox is 7 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 6 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A box has a bottom with an area of 55 square feet and is 12 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A sandbox is 4 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 11 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8Maya's toy chest is 2 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 40 square inches. The tank is 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10Aiden stacks 9 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 36 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A fish tank is 5 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A box has a bottom with an area of 36 square feet and is 8 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 125 cubic centimeters
- 2. 288 cubic meters
- 3. 72 cubic feet
- 4. 150 cubic centimeters
- 5. 420 cubic feet
- 6. 660 cubic feet
- 7. 440 cubic feet
- 8. 56 cubic inches
- 9. 240 cubic inches
- 10. 324 cubic centimeters
- 11. 180 cubic inches
- 12. 288 cubic feet
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