document.write( "Question 1060949: top soil costs 6 dollars per cubic foot.What is the cost in dollars of 5 cubic yards of topsoil \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Imagine a cube with edges measuring 1 yard = 3 feet.
\n" ); document.write( "That is 1 cubic yard,
\n" ); document.write( "but it is also (3feet)(3feet)(3feet)= 27 cubic feet.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%285yard%5E3%29%289ft%5E3%2F%281yard%5E3%29%29%28%22%246%22%2F%281ft%5E3%29%29=%22%24270%22\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You can pretend that the units \"cancel out\".
\n" ); document.write( "The conversion factors tell you that 5 cubic yards is the same as $\"5%2A9=45\"$ cubic feet,
\n" ); document.write( "and if you pay $6 per cubic foot,
\n" ); document.write( "the cost for 45 cubic feet will be 45($6)=$270. \n" ); document.write( "

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