SOLUTION: Ed has a garden box he would like to fill with potting soil. The dimensions of the box are 5 yards long by 2 yards wide and 8 inches deep. A store sells potting soil in bags where

Question 1187299: Ed has a garden box he would like to fill with potting soil. The dimensions of the box
are 5 yards long by 2 yards wide and 8 inches deep. A store sells potting soil in bags where each bag contains one cubic foot of soil. How many bags does Ed need to purchase?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Convert linear yards to feet; convert inches to feet  (1 yard = 3 feet;  1 inch =  of a feet).


Then find the volume of the potting soil in cubic feet by multiplying linear dimensions.


Then turn on your mind.

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