πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 8 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
2Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6One fish tank is 6 by 2 by 5 inches. Another is 11 by 6 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A crate is 8 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A crate is 12 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters 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 inches
10A crate is 9 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11One fish tank is 5 by 2 by 6 feet. Another is 5 by 9 by 7 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A crate is 15 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 32 small cubes
- 2. 98 cubic inches
- 3. 56 cubic inches
- 4. 167 cubic feet
- 5. 75 cubic feet
- 6. 204 cubic inches
- 7. 16 small cubes
- 8. 16 small cubes
- 9. 72 cubic inches
- 10. 12 small cubes
- 11. 255 cubic feet
- 12. 10 small cubes
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