πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 12 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3One fish tank is 2 by 4 by 7 inches. Another is 10 by 7 by 9 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A crate is 6 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
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A crate is 6 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 5 feet. Another is 2 by 4 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 48 small cubes
- 2. 255 cubic inches
- 3. 574 cubic inches
- 4. 52 cubic inches
- 5. 93 cubic inches
- 6. 6 small cubes
- 7. 156 cubic feet
- 8. 6 small cubes
- 9. 42 cubic centimeters
- 10. 264 cubic centimeters
- 11. 10 cubic feet
- 12. 54 cubic feet
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