πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 7 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A fish tank holds 300 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 5 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3A box has a bottom with an area of 30 square centimeters and is 6 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 48 square feet. The tank is 4 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank is 5 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 8 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A box has a bottom with an area of 60 square meters and is 6 meters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
7A box has a bottom with an area of 120 square feet and is 2 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A box holds 144 cubic feet. It is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A fish tank holds 288 cubic inches of water when full. It is 6 inches long and 12 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A fish tank is 7 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. Zoe fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A fish tank is 8 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. Zoe fills it with water 8 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A box has a bottom with an area of 60 square inches and is 6 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 42 cubic inches
- 2. 6 centimeters
- 3. 180 cubic centimeters
- 4. 192 cubic feet
- 5. 120 cubic inches
- 6. 360 cubic meters
- 7. 240 cubic feet
- 8. 6 feet
- 9. 4 inches
- 10. 56 cubic inches
- 11. 640 cubic inches
- 12. 360 cubic inches
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