πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 2 by 5 by 4 centimeters. Another is 3 by 9 by 12 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A crate is 4 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
3A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A crate is 12 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 3 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A crate is 6 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10One fish tank is 2 by 5 by 3 feet. Another is 5 by 6 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A crate is 6 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12One fish tank is 2 by 4 by 5 inches. Another is 2 by 11 by 11 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 284 cubic centimeters
- 2. 4 small cubes
- 3. 105 cubic feet
- 4. 66 cubic inches
- 5. 12 small cubes
- 6. 174 cubic inches
- 7. 12 small cubes
- 8. 204 cubic centimeters
- 9. 156 cubic feet
- 10. 150 cubic feet
- 11. 12 small cubes
- 12. 202 cubic inches
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