πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 12 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A crate is 15 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
4A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 6 feet. Another is 4 by 5 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A crate is 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8One fish tank is 5 by 6 by 8 feet. Another is 9 by 11 by 11 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A crate is 6 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10A crate is 6 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
11A crate is 15 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12One fish tank is 4 by 6 by 4 feet. Another is 10 by 11 by 11 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 48 small cubes
- 2. 78 cubic inches
- 3. 40 small cubes
- 4. 120 cubic centimeters
- 5. 168 cubic feet
- 6. 480 cubic inches
- 7. 36 small cubes
- 8. 849 cubic feet
- 9. 24 small cubes
- 10. 6 small cubes
- 11. 10 small cubes
- 12. 1114 cubic feet
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