πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A 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
2A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A crate is 9 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4Leo glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A crate is 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A crate is 6 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A crate is 4 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10A crate is 8 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11A crate is 6 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
12A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 6 small cubes
- 2. 116 cubic centimeters
- 3. 18 small cubes
- 4. 144 cubic centimeters
- 5. 12 small cubes
- 6. 278 cubic feet
- 7. 192 cubic inches
- 8. 27 small cubes
- 9. 8 small cubes
- 10. 32 small cubes
- 11. 12 small cubes
- 12. 122 cubic inches
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