πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 420 cubic centimeters. It is 7 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
2A fish tank is 4 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. Sam fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A fish tank is 5 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Maya fills it with water 4 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4A box holds 400 cubic feet. It is 5 feet long and 8 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5A box holds 288 cubic feet. It is 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A fish tank holds 44 cubic feet of water when full. It is 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A fish tank is 8 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Zoe fills it with water 4 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A fish tank is 11 centimeters long, 7 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Leo fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 16 square feet. The tank is 7 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 49 square feet. The tank is 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A box has a bottom with an area of 132 square feet and is 6 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A fish tank holds 60 cubic feet of water when full. It is 2 feet long and 6 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 10 centimeters
- 2. 48 cubic centimeters
- 3. 200 cubic centimeters
- 4. 10 feet
- 5. 12 feet
- 6. 11 feet
- 7. 288 cubic centimeters
- 8. 231 cubic centimeters
- 9. 112 cubic feet
- 10. 98 cubic feet
- 11. 792 cubic feet
- 12. 5 feet
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