πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 4 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
2A crate is 6 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
3One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 7 inches. Another is 8 by 7 by 5 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4One fish tank is 7 by 4 by 3 meters. Another is 2 by 3 by 2 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6One fish tank is 7 by 3 by 6 meters. Another is 10 by 2 by 6 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
7One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 6 feet. Another is 7 by 12 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 3 by 5 by 3 centimeters. Another is 9 by 10 by 8 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 8 by 3 by 8 feet. Another is 8 by 4 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A crate is 9 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 9 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12Maya glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 24 small cubes
- 2. 18 small cubes
- 3. 196 cubic inches
- 4. 72 cubic meters
- 5. 172 cubic feet
- 6. 6 cubic meters
- 7. 144 cubic feet
- 8. 111 cubic feet
- 9. 675 cubic centimeters
- 10. 64 cubic feet
- 11. 18 small cubes
- 12. 200 cubic feet
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