πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A 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
2A 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
3A crate is 4 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 4 by 5 by 7 centimeters. Another is 5 by 11 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A crate is 8 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A crate is 10 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
7A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 8 inches. Another is 7 by 12 by 6 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A crate is 6 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
10One fish tank is 4 by 3 by 3 feet. Another is 9 by 12 by 8 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 7 by 3 by 3 feet. Another is 3 by 12 by 5 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12One fish tank is 4 by 6 by 4 inches. Another is 12 by 5 by 7 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 45 small cubes
- 2. 18 small cubes
- 3. 12 small cubes
- 4. 80 cubic centimeters
- 5. 32 small cubes
- 6. 15 small cubes
- 7. 116 cubic feet
- 8. 216 cubic inches
- 9. 36 small cubes
- 10. 828 cubic feet
- 11. 117 cubic feet
- 12. 324 cubic inches
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