πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 12 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters 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 feet
3A crate is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet 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 2 by 2 by 8 feet. Another is 9 by 10 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 15 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
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A crate is 6 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
11A crate is 15 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters 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. 12 small cubes
- 2. 141 cubic feet
- 3. 18 small cubes
- 4. 104 cubic centimeters
- 5. 238 cubic feet
- 6. 30 small cubes
- 7. 176 cubic feet
- 8. 57 cubic feet
- 9. 45 cubic centimeters
- 10. 9 small cubes
- 11. 30 small cubes
- 12. 96 cubic inches
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