πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 4 centimeters. Another is 10 by 5 by 11 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A crate is 6 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A crate is 12 meters long, 12 meters wide, and 3 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A crate is 4 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A crate is 6 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 514 cubic centimeters
- 2. 272 cubic inches
- 3. 56 cubic inches
- 4. 285 cubic feet
- 5. 36 small cubes
- 6. 142 cubic centimeters
- 7. 16 small cubes
- 8. 18 small cubes
- 9. 462 cubic feet
- 10. 88 cubic centimeters
- 11. 4 small cubes
- 12. 135 cubic inches
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