Students solve three real-world problems — cubes fitting in a shipping box, cubic meters in a pool, and bowls from a cereal box. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank problems about a toy chest, a planter, and blocks fitting in a crate.
Real-world volume problems — from shipping containers and pools to planters and storage crates — apply V = l × w × h in the everyday contexts where fifth graders encounter three-dimensional measurement most naturally.
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A shipping box is 12 in × 8 in × 6 in. How many 2-inch cubes fit inside?
A) 72
B) 48
C) 36
D) 288
2. A pool is 10 m × 4 m × 2 m. How many cubic meters of water does it hold?
A) 60 m³
B) 80 m³
C) 40 m³
D) 16 m³
3. A cereal box is 30×8×20 cm. A bowl holds 600 cm³. How many full bowls can be filled?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 4
4. A sandbox is 6 ft × 4 ft × 1 ft. Sand costs $3 per cubic foot. Total cost to fill?
A) $24
B) $72
C) $48
D) $36
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A toy chest is 3 ft × 2 ft × 2 ft. It can hold 12 cubic feet of items.
2. A planter box is 40 cm × 20 cm × 15 cm. It needs 12,000 cm³ of soil to fill.
3. A crate holds 180 in³. Each block is 3×2×1 in. The crate fits 30 blocks.
4. A fish tank is 24 in × 12 in × 10 in. Its volume is 2,880 in³.
5. A moving box is 2 ft × 2 ft × 3 ft. Three such boxes hold 36 ft³ total.
Volume of Rectangular Prisms
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A shipping box is 12 in × 8 in × 6 in. How many 2-inch cubes fit inside?
A) 72
B) 48
C) 36
D) 288
2. A pool is 10 m × 4 m × 2 m. How many cubic meters of water does it hold?
A) 60 m³
B) 80 m³
C) 40 m³
D) 16 m³
3. A cereal box is 30×8×20 cm. A bowl holds 600 cm³. How many full bowls can be filled?
A) 6
B) 8
C) 10
D) 4
4. A sandbox is 6 ft × 4 ft × 1 ft. Sand costs $3 per cubic foot. Total cost to fill?
A) $24
B) $72
C) $48
D) $36
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A toy chest is 3 ft × 2 ft × 2 ft. It can hold 12 cubic feet of items.
2) A planter box is 40 cm × 20 cm × 15 cm. It needs 12,000 cm³ of soil to fill.
3) A crate holds 180 in³. Each block is 3×2×1 in. The crate fits 30 blocks.
4) A fish tank is 24 in × 12 in × 10 in. Its volume is 2,880 in³.
5) A moving box is 2 ft × 2 ft × 3 ft. Three such boxes hold 36 ft³ total.
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