πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A fish tank is 12 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 4 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A fish tank is 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. Leo fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A fish tank is 8 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. Zoe fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A fish tank holds 252 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 4 centimeters long and 9 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A fish tank is 9 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 9 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 12 cubic inches of water when full. It is 2 inches long and 2 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A box has a bottom with an area of 44 square feet and is 12 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A box has a bottom with an area of 27 square inches and is 7 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 20 square centimeters. The tank is 7 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 48 square feet. The tank is 9 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A box holds 96 cubic centimeters. It is 6 centimeters long and 8 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12A box has a bottom with an area of 6 square feet and is 11 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 384 cubic inches
- 2. 162 cubic inches
- 3. 128 cubic inches
- 4. 7 centimeters
- 5. 108 cubic inches
- 6. 3 inches
- 7. 528 cubic feet
- 8. 189 cubic inches
- 9. 140 cubic centimeters
- 10. 432 cubic feet
- 11. 2 centimeters
- 12. 66 cubic feet
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