πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam stacks 12 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 84 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 42 square feet. The tank is 11 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A box has a bottom with an area of 121 square feet and is 7 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A fish tank is 4 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5The back of a moving truck is 8 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How much space is inside, in cubic feet?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 30 square inches. The tank is 11 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Lily fills a planter box with soil. The box is 6 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 10 feet tall. How many cubic feet of soil does it hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A sandbox is 2 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet deep. How many cubic feet of sand fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A planter has a bottom with an area of 72 square meters. It is filled with soil 11 meters deep. How many cubic meters of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10A box has a bottom with an area of 72 square feet and is 5 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A fish tank is 9 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 8 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it to the top?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A planter has a bottom with an area of 42 square feet. It is filled with soil 10 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 1008 cubic inches
- 2. 462 cubic feet
- 3. 847 cubic feet
- 4. 216 cubic centimeters
- 5. 288 cubic feet
- 6. 330 cubic inches
- 7. 480 cubic feet
- 8. 48 cubic feet
- 9. 792 cubic meters
- 10. 360 cubic feet
- 11. 288 cubic centimeters
- 12. 420 cubic feet
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