Question

Concrete pour requires 9.83 cubic yards of cement. How many one cubic foot sacks must be order?

Answer 1

Answer:

  266

Step-by-step explanation:

There are (3 ft)^3 = 27 ft^3 in 1 cubic yard. Then 9.83 cubic yards will be ...

  (9.83 yd^3)(27 ft^3/yd^3) = 265.41 ft^3

265 sacks will not be enough. 266 sacks must be ordered.