πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 8 by 2 by 7 centimeters. Another is 2 by 7 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A crate is 4 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
5A crate is 15 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 9 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 5 inches. Another is 7 by 12 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
8A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A crate is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 6 centimeters. Another is 12 by 6 by 11 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A crate is 15 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
12A crate is 4 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 70 cubic centimeters
- 2. 174 cubic inches
- 3. 62 cubic feet
- 4. 16 small cubes
- 5. 30 small cubes
- 6. 172 cubic centimeters
- 7. 627 cubic inches
- 8. 72 cubic inches
- 9. 8 small cubes
- 10. 756 cubic centimeters
- 11. 30 small cubes
- 12. 24 small cubes
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