πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 9 feet long, 9 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 6 by 6 by 3 centimeters. Another is 3 by 11 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3One fish tank is 2 by 4 by 6 centimeters. Another is 11 by 8 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4One fish tank is 5 by 6 by 4 feet. Another is 8 by 10 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
6One fish tank is 7 by 3 by 5 inches. Another is 5 by 4 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 6 by 6 by 5 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A crate is 6 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 5 centimeters. Another is 4 by 4 by 12 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 8 inches. Another is 6 by 3 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 4 inches. Another is 9 by 7 by 10 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A crate is 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 18 small cubes
- 2. 9 cubic centimeters
- 3. 216 cubic centimeters
- 4. 520 cubic feet
- 5. 102 cubic meters
- 6. 55 cubic inches
- 7. 156 cubic inches
- 8. 8 small cubes
- 9. 102 cubic centimeters
- 10. 36 cubic inches
- 11. 490 cubic inches
- 12. 24 small cubes
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