πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Sam fills it with water 6 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A fish tank is 12 centimeters long, 7 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Zoe fills it with water 5 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A planter has a bottom with an area of 40 square feet. It is filled with soil 5 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A box has a bottom with an area of 22 square centimeters and is 9 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A fish tank holds 264 cubic feet of water when full. It is 11 feet long and 6 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A fish tank is 7 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. Priya fills it with water 2 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A fish tank holds 160 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 5 centimeters long and 8 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8A planter has a bottom with an area of 25 square feet. It is filled with soil 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A fish tank is 7 centimeters long, 3 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
10A box holds 132 cubic inches. It is 6 inches long and 11 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A fish tank is 8 inches long, 7 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
12A box holds 280 cubic centimeters. It is 8 centimeters long and 7 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 432 cubic inches
- 2. 420 cubic centimeters
- 3. 200 cubic feet
- 4. 198 cubic centimeters
- 5. 4 feet
- 6. 42 cubic centimeters
- 7. 4 centimeters
- 8. 75 cubic feet
- 9. 84 cubic centimeters
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 112 cubic inches
- 12. 5 centimeters
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