SOLUTION: Carpentry: A carpenter needs to pour a rectangular slab 28 ft long, 16 ft wide, and 6 in thick. How many cubic yards of concrete does the carpenter need? round to the nearest tenth

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Question 108453: Carpentry: A carpenter needs to pour a rectangular slab 28 ft long, 16 ft wide, and 6 in thick. How many cubic yards of concrete does the carpenter need? round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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28*16*.5=224 CUBIC FEET.
SEEING AS THERE ARE 27 CUBIC FEET IN A CUBIC YARD
224/27=8.3 CUBIC YARDS WILL BE NEEDED.