πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A crate is 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
3Zoe glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic meters
4One fish tank is 8 by 4 by 4 feet. Another is 6 by 6 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5One fish tank is 8 by 2 by 4 feet. Another is 2 by 9 by 5 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6A crate is 9 meters long, 9 meters wide, and 6 meters tall. How many small cubes, 3 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
7A crate is 8 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A crate is 10 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 4 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9One fish tank is 6 by 3 by 5 feet. Another is 8 by 8 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A crate is 4 inches long, 8 inches wide, and 4 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
11One fish tank is 7 by 2 by 5 centimeters. Another is 8 by 6 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12One fish tank is 6 by 4 by 4 centimeters. Another is 9 by 4 by 4 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 258 cubic feet
- 2. 16 small cubes
- 3. 312 cubic meters
- 4. 232 cubic feet
- 5. 26 cubic feet
- 6. 18 small cubes
- 7. 16 small cubes
- 8. 20 small cubes
- 9. 166 cubic feet
- 10. 16 small cubes
- 11. 122 cubic centimeters
- 12. 48 cubic centimeters
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