πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 2 by 3 by 8 inches. Another is 4 by 7 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 8 meters. Another is 6 by 11 by 3 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
3A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A crate is 9 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
9One fish tank is 5 by 6 by 3 feet. Another is 11 by 9 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 6 meters. Another is 12 by 10 by 9 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
12One fish tank is 5 by 2 by 5 meters. Another is 7 by 8 by 8 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 176 cubic inches
- 2. 102 cubic meters
- 3. 216 cubic feet
- 4. 130 cubic centimeters
- 5. 180 cubic centimeters
- 6. 104 cubic centimeters
- 7. 120 cubic feet
- 8. 24 small cubes
- 9. 900 cubic feet
- 10. 64 cubic feet
- 11. 864 cubic meters
- 12. 398 cubic meters
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