πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box has a bottom with an area of 70 square meters and is 8 meters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
2Sam stacks 4 layers of 1-inch cubes in a box. Each layer covers 88 square inches. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A fish tank holds 160 cubic inches of water when full. It is 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A fish tank holds 539 cubic feet of water when full. It is 7 feet long and 7 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
5The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 60 square feet. The tank is 10 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A box has a bottom with an area of 56 square centimeters and is 7 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A fish tank is 6 centimeters long, 3 centimeters wide, and 8 centimeters tall. Maya fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A fish tank holds 1080 cubic inches of water when full. It is 12 inches long and 9 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A box holds 242 cubic centimeters. It is 11 centimeters long and 11 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
10A fish tank is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 7 inches tall. Zoe fills it with water 5 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A box has a bottom with an area of 88 square inches and is 5 inches tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A fish tank is 4 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. Zoe fills it with water 4 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 560 cubic meters
- 2. 352 cubic inches
- 3. 8 inches
- 4. 11 feet
- 5. 600 cubic feet
- 6. 392 cubic centimeters
- 7. 54 cubic centimeters
- 8. 10 inches
- 9. 2 centimeters
- 10. 360 cubic inches
- 11. 440 cubic inches
- 12. 144 cubic centimeters
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