πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank holds 252 cubic feet of water when full. It is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A fish tank holds 800 cubic inches of water when full. It is 8 inches long and 10 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A box holds 720 cubic inches. It is 9 inches long and 8 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A box has a bottom with an area of 108 square feet and is 5 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank holds 1089 cubic inches of water when full. It is 11 inches long and 11 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A fish tank is 3 feet long, 11 feet wide, and 11 feet tall. Sam fills it with water 1 feet deep. How many cubic feet of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A box holds 420 cubic inches. It is 12 inches long and 7 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A box has a bottom with an area of 144 square centimeters and is 10 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A fish tank is 7 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 3 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A fish tank is 3 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet tall. Zoe fills it with water 1 feet deep. How many cubic feet of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A fish tank holds 300 cubic feet of water when full. It is 5 feet long and 12 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 50 square centimeters. The tank is 7 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 7 feet
- 2. 10 inches
- 3. 10 inches
- 4. 540 cubic feet
- 5. 9 inches
- 6. 33 cubic feet
- 7. 5 inches
- 8. 1440 cubic centimeters
- 9. 105 cubic inches
- 10. 18 cubic feet
- 11. 5 feet
- 12. 350 cubic centimeters
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