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Build a Box is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on producing dimensions for a given volume, aligned to Common Core standard 5.MD.C.3. It prints 10 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Build a Box

5.MD.C.3

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Work out each answer.

1.A box has volume 32 cubic units. Its base is 8 by 2. How tall is it?
2.A box has volume 96 cubic units. Its base is 4 by 8. How tall is it?
3.A box has volume 48 cubic units. Its base is 6 by 2. How tall is it?
4.A box has volume 108 cubic units. Its base is 6 by 6. How tall is it?
5.A box has volume 72 cubic units. Its base is 6 by 4. How tall is it?
6.A box has volume 135 cubic units. Its base is 9 by 3. How tall is it?
7.A box has volume 144 cubic units. Its base is 9 by 8. How tall is it?
8.A box has volume 40 cubic units. Its base is 5 by 4. How tall is it?
9.A box has volume 160 cubic units. Its base is 8 by 5. How tall is it?
10.A box has volume 270 cubic units. Its base is 5 by 9. How tall is it?

LessonPrint · 5.MD.C.3 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Build a Box

Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.2
  2. 2.3
  3. 3.4
  4. 4.3
  5. 5.3
  6. 6.5
  7. 7.2
  8. 8.2
  9. 9.4
  10. 10.6

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.MD.C.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.