Estimating and Calculating Volume in Everyday Life

A fish tank is 3 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 1.5 feet high. What is the volume of the tank in cubic feet?

• 12 cubic feet

• 15 cubic feet

• 6 cubic feet

• 9 cubic feet

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

A box can hold 24 cubic feet of toys. If the box is 2 feet wide and 3 feet long, how tall is the box?

• 5 feet

• 3 feet

• 4 feet

• 6 feet

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

Estimate the volume of a cylindrical water bottle that is 10 inches tall and has a diameter of 3 inches. Use 3.14 for pi.

• 70.875 cubic inches

• 50.25 cubic inches

• 60 cubic inches

• 85.5 cubic inches

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

A swimming pool is 25 feet long, 10 feet wide, and 5 feet deep. What is the volume of the pool in cubic feet?

• 1250 cubic feet

• 1500 cubic feet

• 2000 cubic feet

• 1000 cubic feet

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

If a rectangular garden measures 4 meters by 3 meters and is 0.5 meters deep, what is the volume of soil needed to fill it?

• 6 cubic meters

• 4 cubic meters

• 12 cubic meters

• 8 cubic meters

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

A cube has a side length of 4 inches. What is the volume of the cube?

• 80 cubic inches

• 48 cubic inches

• 32 cubic inches

• 64 cubic inches

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

Estimate the volume of a rectangular box that is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 2 feet high by rounding the dimensions to the nearest whole number.

• 60 cubic feet

• 48 cubic feet

• 24 cubic feet

• 36 cubic feet

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CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

A storage container is 2 feet wide, 3 feet long, and 4 feet high. How many cubic feet of items can it hold?

• 30 cubic feet

• 12 cubic feet

• 18 cubic feet

• 24 cubic feet

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CCSS.5.MD.C.5B

CCSS.6.G.A.2

If a cylindrical can has a radius of 2 inches and a height of 5 inches, what is the volume of the can? (Use 3.14 for pi)

• 78.5 cubic inches

• 62.8 cubic inches

• 50.24 cubic inches

• 40 cubic inches

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CCSS.8.G.C.9

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.3

A rectangular prism has a volume of 60 cubic centimeters. If its length is 5 cm and its height is 3 cm, what is its width?

• 3 cm

• 4 cm

• 6 cm

• 5 cm

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CCSS.7.G.B.6