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 4 square centimeters. The tank is 5 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2Zoe stacks 4 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 99 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A box holds 336 cubic feet. It is 7 feet long and 6 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
4A fish tank is 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 3 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A fish tank is 10 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 7 centimeters tall. Leo fills it with water 2 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6Aiden stacks 3 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 28 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A box holds 180 cubic inches. It is 5 inches long and 9 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A box holds 231 cubic inches. It is 7 inches long and 11 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A box has a bottom with an area of 8 square inches and is 6 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A fish tank is 11 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. Sam fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A box holds 270 cubic centimeters. It is 9 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12A box holds 420 cubic inches. It is 6 inches long and 10 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 20 cubic centimeters
- 2. 396 cubic centimeters
- 3. 8 feet
- 4. 243 cubic inches
- 5. 60 cubic centimeters
- 6. 84 cubic centimeters
- 7. 4 inches
- 8. 3 inches
- 9. 48 cubic inches
- 10. 330 cubic inches
- 11. 10 centimeters
- 12. 7 inches
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