πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A crate is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches 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 meters
5One fish tank is 7 by 2 by 5 inches. Another is 3 by 6 by 9 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 6 inches. Another is 5 by 5 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A crate is 10 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A crate is 8 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
10One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 6 by 6 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11One fish tank is 8 by 4 by 6 feet. Another is 7 by 6 by 11 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 104 cubic feet
- 2. 156 cubic centimeters
- 3. 12 small cubes
- 4. 103 cubic meters
- 5. 92 cubic inches
- 6. 14 cubic inches
- 7. 396 cubic feet
- 8. 40 small cubes
- 9. 16 small cubes
- 10. 108 cubic inches
- 11. 270 cubic feet
- 12. 120 cubic feet
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