πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 8 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 4 feet. Another is 12 by 7 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3One fish tank is 2 by 5 by 5 centimeters. Another is 9 by 3 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4A 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
5Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 4 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A crate is 6 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
9A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10A crate is 15 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
11Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 7 centimeters. Another is 5 by 11 by 12 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 8 small cubes
- 2. 432 cubic feet
- 3. 58 cubic centimeters
- 4. 18 small cubes
- 5. 150 cubic feet
- 6. 12 small cubes
- 7. 330 cubic centimeters
- 8. 8 small cubes
- 9. 104 cubic centimeters
- 10. 60 small cubes
- 11. 225 cubic inches
- 12. 324 cubic centimeters
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