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, 6 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Leo fills it with water 4 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 55 square centimeters. The tank is 12 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3Lily stacks 8 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 44 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A fish tank is 12 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Aiden fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A fish tank holds 576 cubic feet of water when full. It is 4 feet long and 12 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A box has a bottom with an area of 90 square feet and is 12 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A fish tank is 10 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Lily fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A fish tank is 8 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Aiden fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9Maya stacks 9 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 30 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A fish tank is 12 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 11 centimeters tall. Priya fills it with water 5 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A fish tank is 9 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 4 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A fish tank holds 560 cubic feet of water when full. It is 7 feet long and 8 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 168 cubic inches
- 2. 660 cubic centimeters
- 3. 352 cubic inches
- 4. 72 cubic inches
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 1080 cubic feet
- 7. 100 cubic inches
- 8. 280 cubic inches
- 9. 270 cubic inches
- 10. 540 cubic centimeters
- 11. 360 cubic inches
- 12. 10 feet
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