πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2One fish tank is 3 by 6 by 7 feet. Another is 6 by 8 by 2 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3A crate is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A crate is 12 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A crate is 8 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
8A crate is 10 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A crate is 6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10One fish tank is 4 by 2 by 5 feet. Another is 6 by 5 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12Leo glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 100 cubic inches
- 2. 30 cubic feet
- 3. 8 small cubes
- 4. 84 cubic meters
- 5. 88 cubic centimeters
- 6. 36 small cubes
- 7. 24 small cubes
- 8. 10 small cubes
- 9. 9 small cubes
- 10. 140 cubic feet
- 11. 104 cubic feet
- 12. 170 cubic feet
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