πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A crate is 8 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3A crate is 6 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5One fish tank is 4 by 4 by 3 inches. Another is 7 by 11 by 7 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6One fish tank is 7 by 3 by 8 feet. Another is 5 by 8 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Leo glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8One fish tank is 4 by 6 by 4 feet. Another is 10 by 4 by 2 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 2 by 3 by 5 centimeters. Another is 12 by 7 by 6 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A crate is 15 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12One fish tank is 5 by 3 by 8 inches. Another is 9 by 3 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 8 small cubes
- 2. 32 small cubes
- 3. 18 small cubes
- 4. 354 cubic centimeters
- 5. 491 cubic inches
- 6. 152 cubic feet
- 7. 276 cubic feet
- 8. 16 cubic feet
- 9. 474 cubic centimeters
- 10. 20 small cubes
- 11. 111 cubic feet
- 12. 12 cubic inches
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