SOLUTION: Concrete is sold by the yard, which means by the cubic yard. It costs $70 per yard. How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard? How much would it cost to pour a slab 14 ft by 16 ft by
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Question 717456: Concrete is sold by the yard, which means by the cubic yard. It costs $70 per yard. How many cubic feet are in a cubic yard? How much would it cost to pour a slab 14 ft by 16 ft by 6 in. for a patio? Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A yard is a measure of length or distance. A cubic yard is a measure of volume. One does not mean the other.
A yard, being 3 feet, causes a cubic yard to be 27 cubic feet.
Concrete slab of 14 ft. by 16 ft. by 6 inch is the same as being 14 ft. by 16 ft. by (1/2) ft.
The volume as cubic feet is .
The volume as cubic yards would then be cubic yards.
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