πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 21 square centimeters. The tank is 5 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 56 square feet. The tank is 8 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A planter has a bottom with an area of 36 square meters. It is filled with soil 11 meters deep. How many cubic meters of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
4A planter has a bottom with an area of 24 square meters. It is filled with soil 3 meters deep. How many cubic meters of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
5A fish tank is 7 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. Leo fills it with water 3 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A fish tank holds 108 cubic feet of water when full. It is 4 feet long and 3 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7A box holds 72 cubic feet. It is 2 feet long and 12 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
8A box has a bottom with an area of 54 square feet and is 12 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A box holds 432 cubic feet. It is 12 feet long and 4 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A fish tank holds 240 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 10 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
11A fish tank is 9 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. Sam fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A fish tank holds 288 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 6 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 105 cubic centimeters
- 2. 448 cubic feet
- 3. 396 cubic meters
- 4. 72 cubic meters
- 5. 189 cubic inches
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 3 feet
- 8. 648 cubic feet
- 9. 9 feet
- 10. 6 centimeters
- 11. 270 cubic centimeters
- 12. 12 centimeters
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