πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 7 centimeters. Another is 2 by 12 by 7 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A crate is 10 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 bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4Lily glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5One fish tank is 5 by 3 by 3 inches. Another is 5 by 6 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A crate is 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A crate is 6 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
8A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 4 by 2 by 8 feet. Another is 7 by 12 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. 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 6 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 77 cubic centimeters
- 2. 40 small cubes
- 3. 214 cubic centimeters
- 4. 112 cubic inches
- 5. 15 cubic inches
- 6. 20 small cubes
- 7. 8 small cubes
- 8. 84 cubic feet
- 9. 440 cubic feet
- 10. 282 cubic feet
- 11. 104 cubic feet
- 12. 36 small cubes
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