πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2One fish tank is 5 by 2 by 7 feet. Another is 11 by 5 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 6 inches. Another is 10 by 7 by 12 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4One fish tank is 2 by 6 by 5 feet. Another is 8 by 5 by 7 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A crate is 15 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A crate is 10 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
7Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8Leo glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A crate is 4 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
11One fish tank is 6 by 4 by 8 feet. Another is 8 by 10 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A crate is 6 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 18 small cubes
- 2. 590 cubic feet
- 3. 768 cubic inches
- 4. 220 cubic feet
- 5. 10 small cubes
- 6. 20 small cubes
- 7. 82 cubic centimeters
- 8. 129 cubic inches
- 9. 160 cubic inches
- 10. 8 small cubes
- 11. 768 cubic feet
- 12. 16 small cubes
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