Adding and Subtracting Volumes: Fun Word Problems!

A fish tank holds 30 liters of water. If you add 15 liters more, how much water is in the tank now? If you then remove 10 liters, what is the final volume of water in the tank?

• 35 liters

• 25 liters

• 30 liters

• 40 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A container can hold 50 liters of juice. If 20 liters are poured into it and then 5 liters are taken out, how much juice is left in the container?

• 25 liters

• 30 liters

• 15 liters

• 10 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A swimming pool has a volume of 2000 liters. If 500 liters are added and then 300 liters are drained, what is the current volume of water in the pool?

• 2200 liters

• 2000 liters

• 1800 liters

• 2500 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A box can hold 100 cubic centimeters of toys. If you put in 40 cubic centimeters and later take out 25 cubic centimeters, how much space is left in the box?

• 75 cubic centimeters

• 90 cubic centimeters

• 85 cubic centimeters

• 100 cubic centimeters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A water bottle can hold 1.5 liters. If you fill it with 1 liter and then drink 0.5 liters, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1.5 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

• 0 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A bucket can hold 10 liters of water. If you fill it with 6 liters and then pour out 3 liters, how much water remains in the bucket?

• 5 liters

• 3 liters

• 4 liters

• 7 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A large aquarium has a volume of 120 liters. If you add 30 liters of water and then remove 20 liters, what is the total volume of water in the aquarium now?

• 150 liters

• 110 liters

• 100 liters

• 130 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A storage tank has 500 liters of capacity. If it is filled with 300 liters and then 100 liters are used, how much water is left in the tank?

• 300 liters

• 400 liters

• 100 liters

• 200 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A pot can hold 2 liters of soup. If you pour in 1.5 liters and then serve 0.5 liters, how much soup is still in the pot?

• 1.0 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 2.0 liters

• 1.5 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

A cooler can hold 25 liters of drinks. If you fill it with 10 liters and later add 5 liters, how much drink is in the cooler now?

• 20 liters

• 10 liters

• 5 liters

• 15 liters

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2