πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 216 cubic inches. It is 9 inches long and 12 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A fish tank is 11 inches long, 10 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
3The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 50 square feet. The tank is 7 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A fish tank holds 600 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 12 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A fish tank holds 30 cubic inches of water when full. It is 3 inches long and 5 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A planter has a bottom with an area of 28 square feet. It is filled with soil 2 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A box holds 81 cubic centimeters. It is 3 centimeters long and 9 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
8A fish tank is 4 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 8 centimeters tall. Priya fills it with water 4 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A box has a bottom with an area of 16 square inches and is 8 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 35 square centimeters. The tank is 10 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A fish tank is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 8 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A box has a bottom with an area of 40 square inches and is 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 2 inches
- 2. 550 cubic inches
- 3. 350 cubic feet
- 4. 5 centimeters
- 5. 2 inches
- 6. 56 cubic feet
- 7. 3 centimeters
- 8. 48 cubic centimeters
- 9. 128 cubic inches
- 10. 350 cubic centimeters
- 11. 192 cubic inches
- 12. 200 cubic inches
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