πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
2One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 8 feet. Another is 4 by 8 by 5 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
3Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
4A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 6 feet. Another is 11 by 7 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8One fish tank is 5 by 3 by 4 inches. Another is 5 by 10 by 10 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A 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
10One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 3 inches. Another is 8 by 11 by 8 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12Lily glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 225 cubic meters
- 2. 88 cubic feet
- 3. 100 cubic inches
- 4. 132 cubic centimeters
- 5. 270 cubic centimeters
- 6. 210 cubic inches
- 7. 406 cubic feet
- 8. 440 cubic inches
- 9. 24 small cubes
- 10. 668 cubic inches
- 11. 106 cubic centimeters
- 12. 152 cubic centimeters
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