πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A 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
2One fish tank is 4 by 6 by 3 inches. Another is 6 by 8 by 5 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A crate is 6 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 8 by 6 by 5 inches. Another is 10 by 4 by 9 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
6A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
8A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
10One fish tank is 5 by 3 by 4 inches. Another is 9 by 2 by 3 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A crate is 12 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
12One fish tank is 2 by 2 by 6 feet. Another is 9 by 5 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 8 small cubes
- 2. 168 cubic inches
- 3. 36 small cubes
- 4. 120 cubic inches
- 5. 180 cubic inches
- 6. 312 cubic inches
- 7. 170 cubic feet
- 8. 404 cubic inches
- 9. 161 cubic meters
- 10. 6 cubic inches
- 11. 16 small cubes
- 12. 516 cubic feet
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