πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A crate is 9 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 8 by 2 by 6 inches. Another is 8 by 7 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A crate is 6 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
9One fish tank is 5 by 5 by 3 centimeters. Another is 9 by 3 by 11 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 7 by 4 by 7 inches. Another is 3 by 5 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11One fish tank is 5 by 2 by 7 feet. Another is 10 by 12 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 5 feet. Another is 8 by 7 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 186 cubic feet
- 2. 220 cubic inches
- 3. 27 small cubes
- 4. 128 cubic inches
- 5. 144 cubic centimeters
- 6. 272 cubic inches
- 7. 156 cubic feet
- 8. 6 small cubes
- 9. 222 cubic centimeters
- 10. 166 cubic inches
- 11. 890 cubic feet
- 12. 358 cubic feet
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