πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 15 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
2One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 6 centimeters. Another is 9 by 3 by 5 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4One fish tank is 5 by 5 by 5 centimeters. Another is 3 by 11 by 9 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 7 centimeters. Another is 5 by 12 by 7 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6One fish tank is 5 by 5 by 5 inches. Another is 4 by 3 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Leo glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8One fish tank is 7 by 3 by 5 feet. Another is 4 by 10 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A 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
10Maya glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A crate is 9 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 5 feet. Another is 11 by 5 by 9 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 40 small cubes
- 2. 27 cubic centimeters
- 3. 156 cubic centimeters
- 4. 172 cubic centimeters
- 5. 378 cubic centimeters
- 6. 29 cubic inches
- 7. 396 cubic centimeters
- 8. 15 cubic feet
- 9. 30 small cubes
- 10. 402 cubic feet
- 11. 18 small cubes
- 12. 405 cubic feet
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