πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 1296 cubic feet. It is 12 feet long and 12 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A fish tank holds 180 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 9 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
3A box holds 288 cubic feet. It is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 88 square feet. The tank is 12 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A fish tank holds 120 cubic inches of water when full. It is 3 inches long and 10 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A fish tank is 11 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 11 centimeters tall. Maya fills it with water 5 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 21 square feet. The tank is 3 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A box holds 350 cubic feet. It is 10 feet long and 7 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
9A box has a bottom with an area of 8 square centimeters and is 3 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A box has a bottom with an area of 30 square centimeters and is 12 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A fish tank is 5 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 10 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 4 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A box holds 420 cubic meters. It is 5 meters long and 7 meters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 9 feet
- 2. 2 centimeters
- 3. 3 feet
- 4. 1056 cubic feet
- 5. 4 inches
- 6. 440 cubic centimeters
- 7. 63 cubic feet
- 8. 5 feet
- 9. 24 cubic centimeters
- 10. 360 cubic centimeters
- 11. 180 cubic inches
- 12. 12 meters
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