πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 9 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2One fish tank is 7 by 2 by 8 centimeters. Another is 11 by 4 by 10 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3One fish tank is 2 by 3 by 7 feet. Another is 12 by 7 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 6 inches. Another is 11 by 9 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A 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
6A crate is 8 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7One fish tank is 2 by 2 by 5 centimeters. Another is 7 by 11 by 9 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 7 inches. Another is 8 by 9 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9One fish tank is 7 by 4 by 3 meters. Another is 4 by 4 by 8 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 18 small cubes
- 2. 328 cubic centimeters
- 3. 462 cubic feet
- 4. 720 cubic inches
- 5. 18 small cubes
- 6. 24 small cubes
- 7. 673 cubic centimeters
- 8. 246 cubic inches
- 9. 44 cubic meters
- 10. 240 cubic inches
- 11. 116 cubic inches
- 12. 144 cubic meters
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