πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.C.5
🐠 Volume stories
Volume formulas (l × w × h)
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
2A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
3A sandbox has two parts, side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
4A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
5One fish tank is 3 by 4 by 3 feet. Another is 5 by 4 by 10 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
6Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
7A crate is 4 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 2 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8A crate is 9 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 3 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
9One fish tank is 3 by 3 by 8 centimeters. Another is 6 by 11 by 12 centimeters. How many more cubic centimeters of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
10One fish tank is 4 by 5 by 6 feet. Another is 7 by 7 by 12 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
11A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12One fish tank is 5 by 4 by 5 feet. Another is 12 by 4 by 6 feet. How many more cubic feet of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 312 cubic feet
- 2. 84 cubic inches
- 3. 135 cubic centimeters
- 4. 108 cubic centimeters
- 5. 164 cubic feet
- 6. 168 cubic feet
- 7. 6 small cubes
- 8. 18 small cubes
- 9. 720 cubic centimeters
- 10. 468 cubic feet
- 11. 234 cubic centimeters
- 12. 188 cubic feet
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