Volume Challenges: Adding and Solving for 3rd Graders

A fish tank holds 5 gallons of water. If you add 3 more gallons, how much water is in the tank now?

• 3 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 5 gallons

Lily has a box that can hold 10 cubic inches of toys. She puts in 4 cubic inches of toys. How much more can she add?

• 6 cubic inches

• 5 cubic inches

• 8 cubic inches

• 10 cubic inches

A jug holds 8 liters of juice. If you pour out 2 liters, how much juice is left in the jug?

• 5 liters

• 6 liters

• 7 liters

• 4 liters

Tom has a container that holds 12 gallons of paint. He uses 5 gallons for a project. How many gallons are left?

• 3 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 7 gallons

• 5 gallons

A swimming pool can hold 15 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 7 gallons, how many more gallons are needed to fill it?

• 12 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 8 gallons

Sarah has a bucket that holds 6 liters of water. She fills it with 2 liters and then adds 3 more liters. How much water is in the bucket now?

• 4 liters

• 6 liters

• 3 liters

• 5 liters

A large box can hold 20 cubic inches. If it currently has 8 cubic inches of books, how much more can it hold?

• 5 cubic inches

• 12 cubic inches

• 15 cubic inches

• 10 cubic inches

A pot can hold 4 quarts of soup. If you pour in 1 quart and then add 2 more quarts, how much soup is in the pot?

• 2 quarts

• 4 quarts

• 3 quarts

• 1 quart

A cooler can hold 10 gallons of drinks. If you fill it with 3 gallons of lemonade and 2 gallons of iced tea, how much space is left in the cooler?

• 5 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 7 gallons

A water bottle holds 1 liter. If you drink 0.5 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 0.5 liters

• 0.25 liters

• 1 liter

• 0 liters