πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A crate is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
2Aiden glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A crate is 10 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4One fish tank is 7 by 2 by 6 feet. Another is 8 by 6 by 4 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
5A crate is 10 meters long, 8 meters wide, and 4 meters tall. How many small cubes, 2 meters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
6A crate is 6 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
7A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
8A crate is 4 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9A crate is 8 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
10A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
11A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A crate is 10 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 6 inches tall. How many small cubes, 2 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 6 small cubes
- 2. 128 cubic inches
- 3. 30 small cubes
- 4. 108 cubic feet
- 5. 40 small cubes
- 6. 8 small cubes
- 7. 144 cubic centimeters
- 8. 18 small cubes
- 9. 16 small cubes
- 10. 135 cubic inches
- 11. 156 cubic centimeters
- 12. 45 small cubes
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