SOLUTION: A truck can hold 3 cubic yards of sand. If a cubic foot of a sand weighs 80 pounds, the weight of the truck load of sand in pounds is [6,480 pounds].
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Question 276457: A truck can hold 3 cubic yards of sand. If a cubic foot of a sand weighs 80 pounds, the weight of the truck load of sand in pounds is [6,480 pounds].
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 cubic yard=27 cubic feet.
3*27=81 cubic feet.
81*80=6,480 pounds is the weight of the truck load of 3 cubic yards of sand.
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