πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 3 inches. Another is 10 by 3 by 7 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A crate is 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3One fish tank is 8 by 3 by 3 feet. Another is 4 by 12 by 11 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A 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
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 6 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A crate is 10 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A crate is 9 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9Leo glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A crate is 9 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 156 cubic inches
- 2. 12 small cubes
- 3. 456 cubic feet
- 4. 18 small cubes
- 5. 72 cubic feet
- 6. 24 small cubes
- 7. 45 small cubes
- 8. 9 small cubes
- 9. 180 cubic feet
- 10. 84 cubic feet
- 11. 68 cubic feet
- 12. 18 small cubes
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