πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 990 cubic feet. It is 9 feet long and 11 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
2A fish tank is 9 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 4 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A planter has a bottom with an area of 49 square feet. It is filled with soil 3 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A fish tank holds 36 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 3 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A fish tank is 8 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. Zoe fills it with water 6 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A fish tank is 10 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 6 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A fish tank is 4 centimeters long, 10 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. Zoe fills it with water 2 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A box holds 144 cubic inches. It is 9 inches long and 2 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A fish tank holds 135 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 3 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10A box holds 400 cubic feet. It is 8 feet long and 5 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A box has a bottom with an area of 9 square centimeters and is 2 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A fish tank holds 968 cubic inches of water when full. It is 11 inches long and 11 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 10 feet
- 2. 108 cubic inches
- 3. 147 cubic feet
- 4. 2 centimeters
- 5. 336 cubic inches
- 6. 420 cubic inches
- 7. 80 cubic centimeters
- 8. 8 inches
- 9. 9 centimeters
- 10. 10 feet
- 11. 18 cubic centimeters
- 12. 8 inches
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