πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A planter has a bottom with an area of 12 square feet. It is filled with soil 12 feet deep. How many cubic feet of soil is that?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A fish tank is 8 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 12 inches tall. Priya fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A fish tank holds 420 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 7 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4A box holds 288 cubic centimeters. It is 12 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A box holds 54 cubic feet. It is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
6A box holds 1296 cubic centimeters. It is 12 centimeters long and 9 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
7A box has a bottom with an area of 42 square feet and is 5 feet tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A fish tank is 5 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 6 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A fish tank is 12 inches long, 3 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A fish tank holds 64 cubic inches of water when full. It is 4 inches long and 8 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A box holds 486 cubic feet. It is 9 feet long and 9 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A fish tank holds 150 cubic inches of water when full. It is 5 inches long and 3 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 144 cubic feet
- 2. 160 cubic inches
- 3. 10 centimeters
- 4. 8 centimeters
- 5. 3 feet
- 6. 12 centimeters
- 7. 210 cubic feet
- 8. 270 cubic inches
- 9. 72 cubic inches
- 10. 2 inches
- 11. 6 feet
- 12. 10 inches
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