πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 15 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A crate is 6 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 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
4One fish tank is 6 by 2 by 4 inches. Another is 11 by 11 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5One fish tank is 6 by 4 by 8 inches. Another is 11 by 7 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A crate is 4 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A crate is 10 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11A crate is 6 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12A crate is 12 centimeters long, 9 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 45 small cubes
- 2. 36 small cubes
- 3. 148 cubic feet
- 4. 920 cubic inches
- 5. 38 cubic inches
- 6. 84 cubic feet
- 7. 183 cubic feet
- 8. 16 small cubes
- 9. 180 cubic feet
- 10. 30 small cubes
- 11. 12 small cubes
- 12. 24 small cubes
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