document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137320>Question 1137320</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "topsoil and sand are sold by the cubic yard. A front yard 36 feet by 45 feet is 6 inches too low. The bottom is to be filled with 2 inches of sand and the rest topsoil.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how much sand is needed\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how much topsoil is needed.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #755198 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=755198\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area is 36*45=1620 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 inches of sand is 1/6 of a foot so need 1620*(1/6)=270 ft^3 of sand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 yd^3=27 ft^3 (3ft)^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "need 10 yd^3 of sand<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Need twice as much topsoil or 20 yd^3. </SPAN>\n" );
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