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 36 square centimeters. The tank is 6 centimeters tall. How many cubic centimeters of water fill it?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A fish tank is 7 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 11 inches tall. Zoe fills it with water 8 inches deep. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A box holds 180 cubic centimeters. It is 10 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
4A fish tank holds 81 cubic centimeters of water when full. It is 9 centimeters long and 3 centimeters wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ centimeters
5A fish tank is 7 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 10 centimeters tall. Leo fills it with water 4 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A fish tank is 9 centimeters long, 6 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
7A box has a bottom with an area of 35 square centimeters and is 12 centimeters tall. What is its volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A fish tank is 8 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 11 centimeters tall. Leo fills it with water 3 centimeters deep. How many cubic centimeters of water are in the tank?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A box holds 240 cubic inches. It is 5 inches long and 4 inches wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A fish tank holds 1440 cubic feet of water when full. It is 12 feet long and 10 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
11A box holds 32 cubic feet. It is 8 feet long and 2 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
12A box holds 120 cubic feet. It is 5 feet long and 12 feet wide. How tall is it?
Answer: ______________ feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 216 cubic centimeters
- 2. 392 cubic inches
- 3. 6 centimeters
- 4. 3 centimeters
- 5. 224 cubic centimeters
- 6. 162 cubic centimeters
- 7. 420 cubic centimeters
- 8. 216 cubic centimeters
- 9. 12 inches
- 10. 12 feet
- 11. 2 feet
- 12. 2 feet
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