πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2One fish tank is 2 by 3 by 4 meters. Another is 3 by 12 by 12 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3A crate is 15 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters 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 inches
5One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 6 feet. Another is 3 by 5 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A crate is 8 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12One fish tank is 8 by 3 by 5 inches. Another is 5 by 2 by 7 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 150 cubic inches
- 2. 408 cubic meters
- 3. 20 small cubes
- 4. 132 cubic inches
- 5. 126 cubic feet
- 6. 200 cubic inches
- 7. 16 small cubes
- 8. 420 cubic inches
- 9. 66 cubic feet
- 10. 172 cubic feet
- 11. 272 cubic feet
- 12. 50 cubic inches
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