πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 8 by 4 by 3 inches. Another is 10 by 9 by 12 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A crate is 12 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3A crate is 8 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 4 feet. Another is 2 by 2 by 11 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 feet
8A crate is 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A crate is 9 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11A 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
12One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 5 inches. Another is 4 by 5 by 2 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 984 cubic inches
- 2. 16 small cubes
- 3. 32 small cubes
- 4. 129 cubic centimeters
- 5. 36 cubic inches
- 6. 148 cubic feet
- 7. 96 cubic feet
- 8. 8 small cubes
- 9. 92 cubic inches
- 10. 36 small cubes
- 11. 15 small cubes
- 12. 200 cubic inches
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