πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 160 cubic centimeters. It is 8 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
2The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 16 square centimeters. The tank is 3 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A box has a bottom with an area of 8 square centimeters and is 12 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 36 square feet. The tank is 10 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Maya stacks 9 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 14 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A box holds 132 cubic centimeters. It is 11 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7A box holds 616 cubic meters. It is 11 meters long and 8 meters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
8A fish tank holds 324 cubic feet of water when full. It is 3 feet long and 12 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A fish tank holds 216 cubic feet of water when full. It is 9 feet long and 3 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A fish tank is 8 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. Maya fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A fish tank holds 720 cubic feet of water when full. It is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A fish tank is 10 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Aiden fills it with water 7 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 4 centimeters
- 2. 48 cubic centimeters
- 3. 96 cubic centimeters
- 4. 360 cubic feet
- 5. 126 cubic centimeters
- 6. 2 centimeters
- 7. 7 meters
- 8. 9 feet
- 9. 8 feet
- 10. 128 cubic inches
- 11. 8 feet
- 12. 490 cubic inches
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