SOLUTION: Kristen has to dig a pool in the yard. The pool will be a rectangular prism and be 14 yards long, 20 ft wide, and 5 ft deep. The company will dig the pool for $4.25 per cubic yard.

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Question 863062: Kristen has to dig a pool in the yard. The pool will be a rectangular prism and be 14 yards long, 20 ft wide, and 5 ft deep. The company will dig the pool for $4.25 per cubic yard. How much will it cost her to have her pool dug?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Vol of a prism = area of the base * height (or depth)/3
14 yds (another unit of which Americans should be proud) = 42 feet
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Vol = 42*20*5/3 cubic feet
cu yds = cu ft/27