SOLUTION: we have a pile of dirt with the measurements of 26 ft wide base, 100 ft long, and 8 ft high, how do we measure this and turn it into cubic yards, this is more of a right triangle t

Question 331766: we have a pile of dirt with the measurements of 26 ft wide base, 100 ft long, and 8 ft high, how do we measure this and turn it into cubic yards, this is more of a right triangle than triangle
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we have a pile of dirt with the measurements of 26 ft wide base, 100 ft long, and 8 ft high, how do we measure this and turn it into cubic yards, this is more of a right triangle than triangle
3 feett = 1yard
26 feet = 26/3 = 8.66 yards
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100 feet = 100/3= 33.33 yards
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8 feet = 8 / 3 = 2.66 yards
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Volume = 8.66*33.33*2.66
= 767.77 cu. yards
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This cannot be a triangle . triangle is two dimensional.
this can be represented as a cuboid

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