Volume Word Problems

Find the volume of rectangular prism with a length of 5 units, a width of 5 units, and height of 10 units.

• 20 cubic units

• 100 cubic units

• 40 cubic units

• 250 cubic units

A box has a length of 7 centimeters, a width of 5 centimeters, and a height of 8 centimeters. What is the volume of the box?

• 61 cubic centimeters

• 96 cubic centimeters

• 250 cubic centimeters

• 280 cubic centimeters

Find the volume of the prism.

• 4

• 16

• 6

• 8

Find the volume of the rectangular prism.

• 9

• 45

• 15

• 25

Sam is using this box to pack books.  He needs to know the volume so he can figure out how many books to pack.
Which expression below would Sam use to find the volume of the box?

• 3 + 4 + 5

• 3 + 4 x 5

• 3 x 4 + 5

• 3 x 4 x 5

The laundry basket is 10 feet tall. It is 2 feet wide. The volume is 160 cubic feet. How long is the laundry basket? 

• 20 ft. 

• 8 ft.

• 172 ft. 

• 160 ft

Sally has a cube she wants to find the volume of, the base is 6 cm, the height is 8 cm and the width is 12 cm. What's the volume?

• The volume is 576cubic cm.

• The volume is  50cubic cm.

• The volume is 100cubic cm.

• The volume is 70cubic cm.

A juice box measures 4 cm long, 10 cm high, and 5 cm wide. What is the volume of the juice box?

• 200 cm³

• 40 cm³

• 50 cm³

• 19 cm³

Kyle has a box that is 5 inches wide, 7 inches long, and a volume of 210 cubic inches. What is the height of the box?

• 2 in

• 198 in³

• 7,350 in³

• 6 in

A suitcase has a dimension of 4 x 6 x 7 feet. If the clothing that goes inside of it has a total volume of 160 cubic feet, will there be enough room to fit all of the clothing?

• Yes, there will be 8 cubic feet left

• Yes, there will be 168 cubic feet left

• No, there will not be enough room in the suitcase

• Yes, the clothing is the same volume as the suitcase