Two Step Volume Word Problems

A bowl of mango jelly was poured into a 14 cm x 8cm x 3cm rectangular container. If the mango jelly completely filled the container, how much mango jelly was there?

• 360 cubic centimeter

• 356 cubic centimeter

• 340 cubic centimeter

• 336 cubic centimeter

Paul and Jim work at a t-shirt factory. They pack t-shirts in boxes and send them to stores. Jim has a box that measures 2 ft by 4 ft by 6 ft. Paul has a box that measures 3 ft by 5 ft by 3 ft. Whose box can hold more t-shirts? By how much?

• Jim by 5 cubic feet

• Paul by 5 cubic feet

• Jim by 3 cubic feet

• Paul by 3 cubic feet

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

If you have a box of candy that is 8 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 2 inches tall, how much space do you have for candy?

• 80

• 15

• 40

• 16

If you have a toy bin that is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 3 feet high, how much space do you have for toys?

• 13

• 72

• 84

• 82

If your toy car’s trunk is 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4 feet tall, how much room do you have in your trunk?

• 48

• 190

• 168

• 192

Ms. Fleener's fish tank has a bottom area of 102 square centimeters. If the height of the fish tank is 12 centimeters, how many cubic centimeters of water does the fish tank hold?

• 114 cubic centimeters

• 1,020 cubic centimeters

• 900 cubic centimeters

• 1,224 cubic centimeters

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

• 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

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

Jayla swam 15 laps in the pool. Julia swam 2 times more laps than Jayla. How many laps did Julia swim?

• 20 laps

• 35 laps

• 30 laps

• 10 laps