πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 5 feet. Another is 3 by 8 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3A crate is 9 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 7 meters. Another is 10 by 10 by 6 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
5A crate is 15 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6One fish tank is 2 by 2 by 4 feet. Another is 8 by 5 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7Aiden glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 5 centimeters. Another is 8 by 3 by 6 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 8 by 5 by 3 meters. Another is 2 by 12 by 11 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
11A crate is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12A crate is 9 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 108 cubic feet
- 2. 360 cubic meters
- 3. 9 small cubes
- 4. 355 cubic meters
- 5. 20 small cubes
- 6. 104 cubic feet
- 7. 240 cubic inches
- 8. 144 cubic feet
- 9. 36 cubic centimeters
- 10. 144 cubic meters
- 11. 8 small cubes
- 12. 27 small cubes
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