πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 4 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 6 centimeters. Another is 4 by 11 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A crate is 12 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4A crate is 4 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
5A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
7One fish tank is 5 by 3 by 3 feet. Another is 3 by 12 by 5 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8Aiden glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A 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
11A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A crate is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 12 small cubes
- 2. 104 cubic centimeters
- 3. 16 small cubes
- 4. 12 small cubes
- 5. 128 cubic feet
- 6. 62 cubic meters
- 7. 135 cubic feet
- 8. 114 cubic feet
- 9. 152 cubic feet
- 10. 8 small cubes
- 11. 244 cubic feet
- 12. 12 small cubes
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