πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 15 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2One fish tank is 7 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 5 by 9 by 10 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3One fish tank is 2 by 6 by 6 inches. Another is 7 by 6 by 3 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 12 by 4 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5One fish tank is 4 by 4 by 5 inches. Another is 9 by 8 by 5 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A crate is 4 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
9One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 7 inches. Another is 2 by 3 by 12 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A crate is 6 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11One fish tank is 2 by 4 by 6 meters. Another is 7 by 12 by 8 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
12A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 40 small cubes
- 2. 156 cubic inches
- 3. 54 cubic inches
- 4. 144 cubic inches
- 5. 280 cubic inches
- 6. 12 small cubes
- 7. 114 cubic feet
- 8. 88 cubic meters
- 9. 30 cubic inches
- 10. 36 small cubes
- 11. 624 cubic meters
- 12. 438 cubic inches
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