πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
2A 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
3A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4One fish tank is 7 by 4 by 5 feet. Another is 9 by 3 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 9 centimeters long, 12 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 3 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7One fish tank is 8 by 4 by 3 centimeters. Another is 11 by 2 by 3 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A crate is 12 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 9 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9Priya glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11One fish tank is 6 by 2 by 8 centimeters. Another is 3 by 5 by 9 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 4 inches. Another is 12 by 6 by 6 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 139 cubic centimeters
- 2. 4 small cubes
- 3. 105 cubic centimeters
- 4. 22 cubic feet
- 5. 147 cubic feet
- 6. 12 small cubes
- 7. 30 cubic centimeters
- 8. 24 small cubes
- 9. 264 cubic feet
- 10. 120 cubic feet
- 11. 39 cubic centimeters
- 12. 384 cubic inches
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/5th-grade/word-volume