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Build a Box is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on producing dimensions for a given volume, aligned to Common Core standard 5.MD.C.3. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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Build a Box

5.MD.C.3

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Answer each question. There is more than one right answer.

1.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 60 cubic units.
2.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 16 cubic units.
3.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 12 cubic units.
4.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 45 cubic units.
5.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 50 cubic units.
6.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 72 cubic units.
7.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 64 cubic units.
8.Give a length, width and height for a box with a volume of 144 cubic units.

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Answer key — Build a Box

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.any three whole numbers with a product of 60, e.g. 4 × 5 × 3
  2. 2.any three whole numbers with a product of 16, e.g. 4 × 2 × 2
  3. 3.any three whole numbers with a product of 12, e.g. 2 × 3 × 2
  4. 4.any three whole numbers with a product of 45, e.g. 3 × 3 × 5
  5. 5.any three whole numbers with a product of 50, e.g. 2 × 5 × 5
  6. 6.any three whole numbers with a product of 72, e.g. 3 × 6 × 4
  7. 7.any three whole numbers with a product of 64, e.g. 4 × 4 × 4
  8. 8.any three whole numbers with a product of 144, e.g. 6 × 6 × 4

Questions about Build a Box

What does the Build a Box worksheet cover?

It practices producing dimensions for a given volume — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.MD.C.3: Understand what volume is. The instruction to students is “Answer each question. There is more than one right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Build a Box practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.MD.C.3 — 5.MD.C.3, under Measurement & Data 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?

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

Does Build a Box come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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 Build a Box can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 Build a Box free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Build a Box, 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.