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 inches
2A bookshelf is made of two boxes side by side. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
3A crate is 8 centimeters long, 6 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. How many small cubes, 2 centimeters on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
4A crate is 10 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet tall. How many small cubes, 2 feet on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
5Lily glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
6One fish tank is 6 by 6 by 7 inches. Another is 2 by 4 by 5 inches. How many more cubic inches of water does the bigger one hold?
Answer: ______________ cubic inches
7A crate is 6 inches long, 9 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. How many small cubes, 3 inches on each side, fill it with no gaps?
Answer: ______________ small cubes
8Aiden glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
9A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
10A crate is 8 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
11Omar glues two boxes together to make a robot. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic centimeters
12A set of steps is built from two blocks. What is the total volume?
Answer: ______________ cubic feet
Answer key: Volume stories
- 1. 96 cubic inches
- 2. 108 cubic centimeters
- 3. 36 small cubes
- 4. 30 small cubes
- 5. 324 cubic centimeters
- 6. 212 cubic inches
- 7. 6 small cubes
- 8. 138 cubic feet
- 9. 402 cubic feet
- 10. 8 small cubes
- 11. 131 cubic centimeters
- 12. 136 cubic feet
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