πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 4 by 5 by 5 feet. Another is 9 by 6 by 11 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A crate is 15 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3A 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
4A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A crate is 8 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A crate is 4 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7One fish tank is 2 by 6 by 5 feet. Another is 2 by 5 by 3 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8One fish tank is 4 by 2 by 8 inches. Another is 12 by 6 by 6 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 12 by 11 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10A crate is 8 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
11A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
12A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 494 cubic feet
- 2. 10 small cubes
- 3. 36 small cubes
- 4. 96 cubic inches
- 5. 16 small cubes
- 6. 4 small cubes
- 7. 30 cubic feet
- 8. 368 cubic inches
- 9. 192 cubic inches
- 10. 12 small cubes
- 11. 52 cubic inches
- 12. 111 cubic centimeters
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