πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A box holds 792 cubic meters. It is 11 meters long and 8 meters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ meters
2The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 36 square feet. The tank is 2 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A box holds 315 cubic centimeters. It is 9 centimeters long and 5 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4A fish tank is 7 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. Maya fills it with water 2 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5The bottom of a fish tank has an area of 60 square feet. The tank is 6 feet tall. How many cubic feet of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A fish tank holds 324 cubic feet of water when full. It is 6 feet long and 6 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
7Maya stacks 9 layers of 1-centimeter cubes in a box. Each layer covers 45 square centimeters. What is the volume of the box?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A fish tank is 7 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Omar fills it with water 7 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A box holds 144 cubic feet. It is 12 feet long and 4 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
10A fish tank is 8 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 5 centimeters tall. Maya fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A box holds 36 cubic centimeters. It is 3 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
12A box has a bottom with an area of 15 square meters and is 6 meters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 9 meters
- 2. 72 cubic feet
- 3. 7 centimeters
- 4. 112 cubic inches
- 5. 360 cubic feet
- 6. 9 feet
- 7. 405 cubic centimeters
- 8. 392 cubic inches
- 9. 3 feet
- 10. 144 cubic centimeters
- 11. 4 centimeters
- 12. 90 cubic meters
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