5.MD.5 — Finding Volume of Rectangular Prisms

Read each word problem carefully, then use V = l × w × h or V = b × h to find the volume.

1. 1.A fish tank is 12 inches long, 6 inches wide, and 8 inches tall. What is the volume of the fish tank?
2. 2.A moving box is 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is the volume of the moving box?
3. 3.A classroom is 30 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 10 feet tall. What is the volume of the classroom?
4. 4.A brick measures 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. What is the volume of the brick?
5. 5.A swimming pool is 20 meters long, 10 meters wide, and 2 meters deep. What is the volume of the pool?
6. 6.A cereal box is 9 inches tall, and its base has an area of 15 square inches. What is the volume of the cereal box?
7. 7.A storage shed is 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 7 feet tall. What is the volume of the storage shed?
8. 8.A gift box is 5 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. What is the volume of the gift box?
9. 9.A sandbox is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 1 foot deep. What is the volume of sand needed to fill it completely?
10. 10.A refrigerator compartment is 2 feet wide, 3 feet long, and 5 feet tall. What is the volume inside the refrigerator?
11. 11.A rectangular garden bed is 9 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 2 feet deep. How much soil is needed to fill the garden bed?
12. 12.A shipping container is 40 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 9 feet tall. What is the volume of the shipping container?
13. 13.A juice box has a base area of 6 square centimeters and is 12 centimeters tall. What is the volume of the juice box?
14. 14.A wooden block is 7 centimeters long, 4 centimeters wide, and 3 centimeters tall. What is the volume of the wooden block?
15. 15.A room is being filled with boxes. The room is 15 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet tall. What is the total volume of the room?
16. 16.An aquarium display case is 5 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 4 feet tall. What is the volume of the display case?
17. 17.A rectangular water tank is 11 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 4 meters deep. What is the volume of the water tank?
18. 18.A toy chest has a base area of 18 square feet and a height of 3 feet. What is the volume of the toy chest?
19. 19.A block of cheese is 10 centimeters long, 8 centimeters wide, and 6 centimeters tall. What is the volume of the block of cheese?
20. 20.A planter box on a balcony is 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet deep. What is the volume of the planter box?
21. 21.A library book return bin is 2 feet wide, 3 feet long, and 4 feet tall. What is the volume of the book return bin?
22. 22.A rectangular ice block used at a party is 18 inches long, 10 inches wide, and 5 inches tall. What is the volume of the ice block?