πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A crate is 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3One fish tank is 6 by 5 by 6 inches. Another is 8 by 2 by 5 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4One fish tank is 7 by 2 by 6 centimeters. Another is 12 by 10 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6One fish tank is 4 by 6 by 5 centimeters. Another is 10 by 12 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 6 centimeters. Another is 8 by 10 by 2 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 3 inches. Another is 8 by 12 by 7 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A crate is 12 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 sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
12A crate is 6 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 156 cubic feet
- 2. 9 small cubes
- 3. 100 cubic inches
- 4. 276 cubic centimeters
- 5. 255 cubic feet
- 6. 240 cubic centimeters
- 7. 88 cubic centimeters
- 8. 618 cubic inches
- 9. 48 small cubes
- 10. 116 cubic feet
- 11. 116 cubic meters
- 12. 6 small cubes
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