πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 2 by 4 by 4 feet. Another is 10 by 4 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A crate is 10 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3One fish tank is 7 by 2 by 4 centimeters. Another is 9 by 4 by 9 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4One fish tank is 7 by 5 by 5 centimeters. Another is 7 by 5 by 12 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A crate is 4 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6One fish tank is 7 by 6 by 5 inches. Another is 11 by 9 by 9 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A crate is 8 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 5 by 6 by 4 feet. Another is 3 by 7 by 9 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
12One fish tank is 6 by 4 by 4 feet. Another is 10 by 7 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 368 cubic feet
- 2. 20 small cubes
- 3. 268 cubic centimeters
- 4. 245 cubic centimeters
- 5. 8 small cubes
- 6. 681 cubic inches
- 7. 36 small cubes
- 8. 165 cubic feet
- 9. 180 cubic feet
- 10. 88 cubic feet
- 11. 69 cubic feet
- 12. 184 cubic feet
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