πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 5 meters. Another is 5 by 7 by 11 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
2A crate is 12 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3One fish tank is 5 by 4 by 5 inches. Another is 6 by 5 by 11 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A crate is 6 inches long, 12 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
5Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
6One fish tank is 3 by 5 by 3 inches. Another is 9 by 8 by 10 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A crate is 6 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12A crate is 10 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 325 cubic meters
- 2. 48 small cubes
- 3. 230 cubic inches
- 4. 8 small cubes
- 5. 462 cubic meters
- 6. 675 cubic inches
- 7. 120 cubic inches
- 8. 210 cubic inches
- 9. 168 cubic feet
- 10. 18 small cubes
- 11. 272 cubic feet
- 12. 15 small cubes
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