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    How many cubic feet are there in a cubic yard?
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    27.
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    How many cubic feet are in a hole 104 feet wide by 208 length by 14 feet tall?
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    Multiply 104 x 208 x 14 to find the answer.
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    I can I find the cubic feet for a microwave over range measuring 30"W, 16"H, and 15"deep?
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    The easiest way to do this is to multiply 30 x 16 x 15 and then divide that product by 1728 (the number of cubic inches in a cubic foot).
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    How many cubic feet of 68" diameter and 108" length of a wooden log?
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    Square the diameter and multiply by pi to get the cross-sectional area of the log. Multiply that area by the length of the log. That gives you the volume in cubic inches. Divide by 1,728 to get the volume in cubic feet.
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    How many cubic feet of gravel can I put in a 5000 square foot by 3 foot deep area?
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    5000ftsq x 3ft in height is approximately 15000 cubic feet of gravel depending on exact interior volume.
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    How can I find the cubic feet of plank of 6 inches breadth, 6 foot long, and 1 inch thick?
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    Convert 6 inches to 1/2 foot and 1 inch to 1/12 foot. Then multiply 6 x 1/2 x 1/12.
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    What's the best way to measure cubic feet for something that's oddly shaped?
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    Water displacement is by far the easiest method. Otherwise, you'll have to break the object into various segments mentally and calculate each of their volumes.
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    How do I get the cubic feet of a microwave?
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    Measure the inside dimensions of the microwave, and multiply them together.
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    The formula is all wrong. How do you get 128^2 from 8x16? And how does 128^2 x 27 = 3456^3? It doesn't!
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    The formula is right, but the notations used in the illustrations are confusing. By 128^2 they don't mean 128 x 128, they mean 128 square inches. They should have written 128 in^2.
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    What size yard will 25 cubic feet of mulch cover?
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    It depends on how deep the mulch is. For example, if it's spread two inches deep, it would cover 150 square feet (or a 15' by 10' rectangular area). If it's spread one inch deep, it would cover twice that much.
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    What possible numbers can be used to find 25 cubic inches in the volume of a pyramid?
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    It depends on the shape of the pyramid's base. For example, with a square base, the volume formula is 1/3 of the product of the base area and the height, so it's 1/3 of the height multiplied by the square of the base's side. That means three times the volume equals the height multiplied by the square of the base's side. If the volume is 25, three times the volume is 75, and 75 could equal 3 x 5 x 5. So the height could be 3 inches, and each side of the base could be 5 inches. Other (more complicated) combinations are possible, but that's the easiest and most obvious.
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    How many cubic yards to fill 3000 square feet by 4 feet deep?
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    Multiply 3000 by 4 to get the volume in cubic feet, then divide by 27 to get cubic yards.
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    How many feet is a 10' x 10' diagonally?
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    If you're asking about the area of a square which has diagonals each ten feet long, each side has a length of (10 /√2) feet. Square that number to get the area: (10/√2)(10√2) = 100 / 2 = 50 square feet.
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    How many cubic feet do I need for a 4" fill of 3000 square feet?
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    4 inches is 1/3 of a foot. So multiply the area by 1/3 to get the volume. (3,000)(1/3) = 1,000 cubic feet.
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    How do I find cubic feet of a log?
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    For a round log, 3.14 x square of radius x height. For a rectangle type log, length x breadth x height.
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    How many 3" balls fit into a 4' high, 4' wide, 4' long box?
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    Each ball is ¼ foot in diameter. 16 of them will fit into a length of 4 feet. That means the box will hold 16 x 16 x 16 = 4,096 balls.
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    How many cubic feet are in one acre foot?
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    There are 43,560 square feet in an acre, so there are that many cubic feet in an acre-foot, defined as the volume of an acre of area to a depth of one foot.
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    How does a calculation jump from inches to feet? What is the specific number?
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    Divide inches by 12 to get feet. Divide square inches by 144 to get square feet. Divide cubic inches by 1728 to get cubic feet.
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    For 100 square feet of flowerbed, how much mulch or pine straw should I purchase?
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    The amount needed depends on the depth of mulch you plan to use. For example, if you were to use 4 inches (1/3 foot) of mulch, you'd want 33 cubic feet of mulch/straw. And 3 inches would be 25 cubic feet.
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    An above-ground garden is in the shape of a rectangular prism measuring 5 feet by 8 feet by 1.5 feet. The organic soil costs $1.20 per cubic foot. How much will it cost to fill the above- ground garden?
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    It will cost (5)(8)(1.5)($1.20) = $72.00.
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    14”x12”x70’ long. What is the cubic footage and what would the square footage be?
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    The cubic footage is (14/12 ft)(12/12 ft)(70 ft) = 81.67 cu ft. The square footage depends on which dimension is the width. If the width is 14", the square footage is (14/12 ft)(70 ft) = 81.67 sq ft. If the width is 12", the square footage is (12/12 ft)(70 ft) = 70 sq ft.
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    How many cubic feet would I need for a 50'X50'X2"?
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    (50 ft)(50 ft)(1/6 ft) = 416.67 cu ft.
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