πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 9 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
2One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 3 feet. Another is 10 by 10 by 9 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A crate is 4 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
5A crate is 4 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6One fish tank is 7 by 6 by 6 inches. Another is 2 by 5 by 3 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Aiden glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8One fish tank is 8 by 3 by 7 feet. Another is 6 by 6 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 3 by 5 by 8 inches. Another is 6 by 10 by 6 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11Priya glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 24 small cubes
- 2. 756 cubic feet
- 3. 102 cubic feet
- 4. 18 small cubes
- 5. 8 small cubes
- 6. 222 cubic inches
- 7. 204 cubic inches
- 8. 192 cubic feet
- 9. 240 cubic inches
- 10. 54 cubic centimeters
- 11. 96 cubic feet
- 12. 320 cubic feet
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