πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 9 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
2A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A 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
4One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 8 centimeters. Another is 12 by 4 by 2 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A crate is 4 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
6Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
9A crate is 4 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11One fish tank is 8 by 4 by 7 inches. Another is 4 by 5 by 12 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A crate is 10 feet long, 6 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. 12 small cubes
- 2. 114 cubic inches
- 3. 4 small cubes
- 4. 24 cubic centimeters
- 5. 8 small cubes
- 6. 66 cubic feet
- 7. 124 cubic feet
- 8. 168 cubic meters
- 9. 4 small cubes
- 10. 141 cubic inches
- 11. 16 cubic inches
- 12. 45 small cubes
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