SOLUTION: top soil costs 6 dollars per cubic foot.What is the cost in dollars of 5 cubic yards of topsoil

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Question 1060949: top soil costs 6 dollars per cubic foot.What is the cost in dollars of 5 cubic yards of topsoil
Found 2 solutions by KMST, ikleyn:
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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%283ft%2F%221+yard%22%29%5E3=9ft%5E3%2F%281yard%5E3%29
Imagine a cube with edges measuring 1 yard = 3 feet.
That is 1 cubic yard,
but it is also (3feet)(3feet)(3feet)= 27 cubic feet.
%285yard%5E3%29%289ft%5E3%2F%281yard%5E3%29%29%28%22%246%22%2F%281ft%5E3%29%29=%22%24270%22
You can pretend that the units "cancel out".
The conversion factors tell you that 5 cubic yards is the same as 5%2A9=45 cubic feet,
and if you pay $6 per cubic foot,
the cost for 45 cubic feet will be 45($6)=$270.

Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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top soil costs 6 dollars per cubic foot.What is the cost in dollars of 5 cubic yards of topsoil
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My answer is

$6 * 5 * 3%5E3 = $6 * 5 * 27 = $810.

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet.