SOLUTION: A building contractor is to dig a foundation 42 feet long, 24 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. The contractor pays $5.00 per load for trucks to remove the dirt. Each truck holds 8 cubic

Question 320910: A building contractor is to dig a foundation 42 feet long, 24 feet wide, and 9 feet deep. The contractor pays $5.00 per load for trucks to remove the dirt. Each truck holds 8 cubic yards. What is the cost to the contractor to have all the dirt hauled away?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the volume of the dirt that needs to be hauled away.
Then find the number of truckloads to haul the dirt.
Multiply the number of truckloads by cost per truckload to get the total cost.
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Volume
cubic feet
Convert from cubic feet to cubic yards.
yd = ft
yd^3= ft^3
yd^3= ft^3
yd^3
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Each truck holds yd^3.
So the number of trucks equals total volume divided by truck volume.

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Each truck cost $5.

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To remove the dirt, the contractor needs to pay $630.
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