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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 20 cubic units. Its base is 2 by 2. How tall is it?
2.A box has volume 196 cubic units. Its base is 7 by 7. How tall is it?
3.A box has volume 80 cubic units. Its base is 4 by 5. How tall is it?
4.A box has volume 72 cubic units. Its base is 2 by 9. How tall is it?
5.A box has volume 32 cubic units. Its base is 8 by 2. How tall is it?
6.A box has volume 162 cubic units. Its base is 9 by 3. How tall is it?
7.A box has volume 135 cubic units. Its base is 5 by 9. How tall is it?
8.A box has volume 180 cubic units. Its base is 5 by 6. How tall is it?
9.A box has volume 84 cubic units. Its base is 4 by 7. How tall is it?
10.A box has volume 189 cubic units. Its base is 9 by 7. How tall is it?

LessonPrint · 5.MD.C.3 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Build a Box

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.5
  2. 2.4
  3. 3.4
  4. 4.4
  5. 5.2
  6. 6.6
  7. 7.3
  8. 8.6
  9. 9.3
  10. 10.3

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