πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 12 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A crate is 4 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 5 feet. Another is 12 by 5 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5One fish tank is 3 by 5 by 3 centimeters. Another is 2 by 5 by 6 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A crate is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7One fish tank is 8 by 5 by 4 inches. Another is 6 by 2 by 12 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 7 centimeters. Another is 5 by 2 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 7 by 4 by 3 inches. Another is 10 by 5 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A crate is 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 16 small cubes
- 2. 60 cubic inches
- 3. 12 small cubes
- 4. 425 cubic feet
- 5. 15 cubic centimeters
- 6. 16 small cubes
- 7. 16 cubic inches
- 8. 176 cubic feet
- 9. 23 cubic centimeters
- 10. 210 cubic feet
- 11. 16 cubic inches
- 12. 9 small cubes
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