πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden stacks 2 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 15 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2The back of a moving truck is 6 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 7 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3Omar's toy chest is 9 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A block of ice is 7 centimeters long, 11 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5Sam stacks 5 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 22 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6Maya stacks 8 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 108 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Zoe's toy chest is 12 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A box has a bottom with an area of 56 square feet and is 7 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A box has a bottom with an area of 64 square feet and is 10 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10The back of a moving truck is 11 meters long, 11 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How much space is inside, in cubic meters?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
11A sandbox is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 10 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A block of ice is 11 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 11 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 30 cubic centimeters
- 2. 504 cubic feet
- 3. 54 cubic feet
- 4. 308 cubic centimeters
- 5. 110 cubic inches
- 6. 864 cubic inches
- 7. 192 cubic inches
- 8. 392 cubic feet
- 9. 640 cubic feet
- 10. 726 cubic meters
- 11. 320 cubic feet
- 12. 1210 cubic centimeters
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