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semcoray
volume
Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:54 pm
I have 55,000 sq feet and I want to my product I apply to be 1' deep how many cubic yards would that be
thank You very much
Guest
Guest
Re: volume
Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:03 pm
semcoray wrote:I have 55,000 sq feet and I want to my product I apply to be 1' deep how many cubic yards would that be thank You very much
55000 ft² x 1 ft = 55000 ft³
55000 ft³ x 1 yd³/27 ft³ = 2037 yd³
The 27 comes from
1 yd = 3 ft
1 yd³ = (3 ft)³ = 3³ ft³ = 27 ft³
