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The Fudge Shop: Pack, Count, and Multiply

Grade 5 volume practice: find how many 1-inch fudge cubes fill each box by counting layers and by multiplying edge lengths.

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Aligned to5.MD.C.5.a

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1 Common Core standard
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12 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students find the volume of a rectangular prism by counting unit cubes layer by layer.
Students multiply length, width, and height, or base area by height, to find volume.
Students group three factors in different ways and show that the volume stays the same.

How to use

Have students count cubes in Part 1 before they multiply in Part 2. Students who need extra support can build each box with small cubes or blocks first.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.MD.C.5.a

Find the volume of a right rectangular prism by packing it with cubes and by multiplying edge lengths.

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The Fudge Shop: Pack, Count, and Multiply

Find the volume of fudge boxes by counting cubes and by multiplying edge lengths.

Part 1: Pack the fudge boxes

Each fudge cube is 1 inch long on every edge, so each cube is 1 cubic inch. Count the cubes to answer each question.

Amara packed this box full of fudge cubes.

How many cubes are in the bottom layer? cubes
How many layers of cubes are in the box? layers
How many cubes are in the whole box? cubes

Nora has packed the bottom 3 layers of this box. The dashed lines show the top of the box. The labels tell how many cubes fit along each edge.

How many cubes has Nora packed so far? cubes
How many more cubes does she need to fill the box? more cubes
How many cubes will the full box hold? cubes

Kai packed this long box full of fudge cubes. Count the cubes along each edge.