πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A crate is 10 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
3A crate is 8 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 4 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4Aiden glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6One fish tank is 5 by 5 by 6 feet. Another is 8 by 5 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A crate is 15 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8Lily glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A crate is 12 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 3 inches. Another is 3 by 4 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A crate is 12 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
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 150 cubic centimeters
- 2. 30 small cubes
- 3. 24 small cubes
- 4. 176 cubic centimeters
- 5. 165 cubic centimeters
- 6. 330 cubic feet
- 7. 15 small cubes
- 8. 236 cubic feet
- 9. 150 cubic feet
- 10. 36 small cubes
- 11. 84 cubic inches
- 12. 16 small cubes
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