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Layers of Cubes is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on seeing a cuboid as stacked layers, 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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Layers of Cubes

5.MD.C.3

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Work out each answer.

1.A layer holds 18 cubes and there are 6 layers. How many cubes?
2.A layer holds 18 cubes and there are 3 layers. How many cubes?
3.A layer holds 18 cubes and there are 2 layers. How many cubes?
4.A layer holds 32 cubes and there are 6 layers. How many cubes?
5.A layer holds 16 cubes and there are 6 layers. How many cubes?
6.A layer holds 8 cubes and there are 2 layers. How many cubes?
7.A layer holds 12 cubes and there are 5 layers. How many cubes?
8.A layer holds 10 cubes and there are 3 layers. How many cubes?
9.A layer holds 21 cubes and there are 5 layers. How many cubes?
10.A layer holds 49 cubes and there are 6 layers. How many cubes?

LessonPrint · 5.MD.C.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Layers of Cubes

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.108
  2. 2.54
  3. 3.36
  4. 4.192
  5. 5.96
  6. 6.16
  7. 7.60
  8. 8.30
  9. 9.105
  10. 10.294

Questions about Layers of Cubes

What does the Layers of Cubes worksheet cover?

It practises seeing a cuboid as stacked layers — 10 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.MD.C.3: Understand what volume is. The instruction to pupils is “Work out each answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Layers of Cubes practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3 — 5.MD.C.3, in the Measurement & Data domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures and understand concepts of volume measurement.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Layers of Cubes is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.MD.C.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Layers of Cubes come with an answer key?

Yes. All 10 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Layers of Cubes can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Layers of Cubes free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Layers of Cubes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 5.MD.C.3

Understand what volume is.

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