πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
2A crate is 6 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3One fish tank is 2 by 5 by 5 feet. Another is 4 by 12 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
4A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5Sam glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 4 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A crate is 6 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 9 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
9A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10One fish tank is 3 by 5 by 7 meters. Another is 11 by 5 by 4 meters. How many more cubic meters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
11A crate is 4 meters long, 4 meters wide, and 2 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
12A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 201 cubic inches
- 2. 36 small cubes
- 3. 526 cubic feet
- 4. 225 cubic centimeters
- 5. 72 cubic feet
- 6. 4 small cubes
- 7. 18 small cubes
- 8. 120 cubic inches
- 9. 240 cubic feet
- 10. 115 cubic meters
- 11. 4 small cubes
- 12. 153 cubic inches
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