πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1One fish tank is 7 by 4 by 6 feet. Another is 8 by 11 by 9 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A crate is 9 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4One fish tank is 6 by 5 by 3 feet. Another is 12 by 4 by 5 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A crate is 12 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A crate is 6 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 7 inches. Another is 11 by 8 by 4 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
10One fish tank is 7 by 6 by 3 feet. Another is 6 by 5 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A crate is 15 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 3 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 624 cubic feet
- 2. 18 small cubes
- 3. 208 cubic feet
- 4. 150 cubic feet
- 5. 32 small cubes
- 6. 12 small cubes
- 7. 92 cubic feet
- 8. 136 cubic feet
- 9. 289 cubic inches
- 10. 6 cubic feet
- 11. 20 small cubes
- 12. 72 cubic centimeters
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