πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 15 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 9 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 4 feet. Another is 11 by 7 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A crate is 15 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
5A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8One fish tank is 5 by 4 by 4 inches. Another is 8 by 12 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9One fish tank is 5 by 2 by 5 centimeters. Another is 12 by 5 by 7 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 4 centimeters. Another is 5 by 2 by 9 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A crate is 8 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
12One fish tank is 5 by 3 by 5 inches. Another is 6 by 11 by 10 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 60 small cubes
- 2. 180 cubic feet
- 3. 476 cubic feet
- 4. 10 small cubes
- 5. 90 cubic feet
- 6. 120 cubic centimeters
- 7. 82 cubic feet
- 8. 304 cubic inches
- 9. 370 cubic centimeters
- 10. 42 cubic centimeters
- 11. 12 small cubes
- 12. 585 cubic inches
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