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 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A crate is 10 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5One fish tank is 5 by 4 by 3 inches. Another is 12 by 9 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7One fish tank is 2 by 5 by 3 centimeters. Another is 11 by 12 by 11 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8One fish tank is 5 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 5 by 8 by 9 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A crate is 8 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
10A crate is 9 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11A crate is 9 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 4 small cubes
- 2. 40 small cubes
- 3. 140 cubic feet
- 4. 92 cubic centimeters
- 5. 804 cubic inches
- 6. 320 cubic inches
- 7. 1422 cubic centimeters
- 8. 150 cubic inches
- 9. 36 small cubes
- 10. 24 small cubes
- 11. 18 small cubes
- 12. 270 cubic feet
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