SOLUTION: Melissa wants to have concrete driveway in front of her house. The driveway will measure 62 1/3 feet long and 19 feet wide; and will be 2/3 foot thick. How many cubic yards of ceme

Question 91734: Melissa wants to have concrete driveway in front of her house. The driveway will measure 62 1/3 feet long and 19 feet wide; and will be 2/3 foot thick. How many cubic yards of cement will be needed for the driveway? Round your answer to the nearest cubic yard. [1 cubic yd = 27 cubic feet]
I think that you would multiply 62 1/3 by 19 by 2/3 but I am not certain, Please help. I came up with 31 cubic yards.
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well, you have the right idea. You are finding the volume of cement in the driveway and this is done just as you describe. (62 1/3)(19)(2/3) = 789.56 cu.ft.
Now divide this by 27 cu.ft. per cu.yd.
789.56/27 = 29.24 cu.yds. or...
29 cu.yds. rounded to the nearest cu. yd.
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