πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
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
4A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A crate is 8 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6One fish tank is 6 by 2 by 3 feet. Another is 10 by 7 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8One fish tank is 5 by 5 by 4 feet. Another is 8 by 4 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A crate is 9 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
12A crate is 9 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
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 90 cubic inches
- 2. 164 cubic meters
- 3. 4 small cubes
- 4. 100 cubic inches
- 5. 48 small cubes
- 6. 804 cubic feet
- 7. 230 cubic centimeters
- 8. 4 cubic feet
- 9. 134 cubic inches
- 10. 246 cubic feet
- 11. 18 small cubes
- 12. 6 small cubes
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