πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box has a bottom with an area of 18 square inches and is 7 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A fish tank is 9 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. Leo fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A fish tank holds 550 cubic inches of water when full. It is 10 inches long and 11 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A fish tank is 9 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. Sam fills it with water 3 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A fish tank is 12 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Maya fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A fish tank holds 400 cubic meters of water when full. It is 8 meters long and 5 meters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
7A box holds 50 cubic feet. It is 5 feet long and 2 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A fish tank holds 360 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 12 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
9A box holds 240 cubic feet. It is 12 feet long and 4 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A fish tank holds 432 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 12 centimeters long and 9 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11A box holds 360 cubic inches. It is 12 inches long and 10 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A box has a bottom with an area of 30 square feet and is 9 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 126 cubic inches
- 2. 360 cubic inches
- 3. 5 inches
- 4. 162 cubic inches
- 5. 216 cubic centimeters
- 6. 10 meters
- 7. 5 feet
- 8. 6 centimeters
- 9. 5 feet
- 10. 4 centimeters
- 11. 3 inches
- 12. 270 cubic feet
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