πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 11 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Leo fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A box holds 72 cubic meters. It is 12 meters long and 3 meters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
3A fish tank is 9 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 8 centimeters tall. Zoe fills it with water 5 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 88 square inches. The tank is 6 inches tall. How many cubic inches of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A fish tank is 11 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Sam fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A fish tank holds 200 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 2 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7A box has a bottom with an area of 96 square feet and is 8 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A box has a bottom with an area of 120 square inches and is 10 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A fish tank is 5 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. Leo fills it with water 4 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 5 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Lily fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11Maya stacks 8 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 36 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A fish tank is 7 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 550 cubic inches
- 2. 2 meters
- 3. 225 cubic centimeters
- 4. 528 cubic inches
- 5. 495 cubic inches
- 6. 10 centimeters
- 7. 768 cubic feet
- 8. 1200 cubic inches
- 9. 120 cubic inches
- 10. 90 cubic centimeters
- 11. 288 cubic inches
- 12. 210 cubic inches
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