πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 9 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2One fish tank is 5 by 4 by 7 centimeters. Another is 10 by 11 by 5 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 7 centimeters. Another is 2 by 9 by 11 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4A crate is 6 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
5Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A crate is 6 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
7One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 4 by 2 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A crate is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 6 by 4 by 5 feet. Another is 7 by 6 by 9 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 8 feet. Another is 11 by 7 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 8 centimeters. Another is 3 by 11 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 24 small cubes
- 2. 410 cubic centimeters
- 3. 114 cubic centimeters
- 4. 24 small cubes
- 5. 84 cubic inches
- 6. 18 small cubes
- 7. 188 cubic inches
- 8. 4 small cubes
- 9. 90 cubic centimeters
- 10. 258 cubic feet
- 11. 520 cubic feet
- 12. 45 cubic centimeters
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