Capacity & Volume word problems

Master capacity & volume word problems! Fun math challenges for 4th grade.

Challenge 1-1 Ben has filled a paddling pool with 13 liters of water. He makes another three trips and puts in 7 liters, 4 liters and 6 liters. This fills the pool. What is the total capacity of the pool? What operation should you do in this question? You should use... addition subtraction multiplication division Answer the question and show your working here. The total capacity of the pool is 30 liters. Challenge 1-2 Jamal opens a 1 liter carton of apple juice. He drinks 300 ml. How much apple juice is left in the carton? What operation should you do in this question? You should use... addition subtraction multiplication division Answer the question and show your working here There is 700 ml left in the carton. Challenge 2-1 Six children are painting. There is 450 ml of paint in the pot. How much paint will be left over if each child has 60 ml of paint? This question has 2 operations. Tick both. addition subtraction multiplication division Answer the question and show your working here There is 90 ml of paint left in the pot. Challenge 2-1 Seven people each pour 20 ml of water into a container. The contained is now completely full. What is the capacity of the container? What operation should you do in this question? You should use... addition subtraction multiplication division Show your working here The total capacity of the container is 140 ml. Challenge 2-3 Aida has a bottle with a capacity of 1500 ml. She fills it with water, but then she spills 230 ml. After that she adds another 50 ml to it. How much water is in the bottle now? What operation should you do in this question? You should use 2 operations here. Tick both operations. You should use .... and .... addition subtraction multiplication division Answer the question and show your working here There is 1320 ml of water in the bottle now. Challenge 3-1 Surinder's dad bought 40 liters of fuel for his car. They drive and the next day they only have 13 liters of fuel left. How many liters of fuel did the car use? What operation should you do in this question? You should use ... addition subtraction multiplication division Show your working here. Challenge 3-2 Write a two part capacity problem that uses addition, subtraction, division or multiplication. Make sure you have worked out the answer.