πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A crate is 12 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 8 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
8A crate is 8 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 5 meters. Another is 8 by 2 by 5 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 6 inches. Another is 9 by 10 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 3 feet. Another is 9 by 9 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A crate is 10 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
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 460 cubic feet
- 2. 48 small cubes
- 3. 80 cubic centimeters
- 4. 60 cubic centimeters
- 5. 180 cubic feet
- 6. 24 small cubes
- 7. 48 cubic meters
- 8. 16 small cubes
- 9. 35 cubic meters
- 10. 612 cubic inches
- 11. 270 cubic feet
- 12. 30 small cubes
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