πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 4 centimeters. Another is 4 by 8 by 10 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A crate is 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 3 by 2 by 7 centimeters. Another is 3 by 5 by 12 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A crate is 6 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
6One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 6 inches. Another is 9 by 4 by 11 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
9A crate is 6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
11A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 180 cubic centimeters
- 2. 212 cubic centimeters
- 3. 30 small cubes
- 4. 138 cubic centimeters
- 5. 4 small cubes
- 6. 288 cubic inches
- 7. 256 cubic centimeters
- 8. 150 cubic centimeters
- 9. 8 small cubes
- 10. 84 cubic centimeters
- 11. 148 cubic centimeters
- 12. 180 cubic inches
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