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Erika is landscaping her front yard. The yard, which is
level, has the shape of a rectangle that is 60 feet wide
by 80 feet long. To cover the yard with a layer of
topsoil having a uniform depth of 4 inches (į foot),
Erika needs to use how many cubic feet of topsoil?

Answer :

Erika would need 1,599.36 cubic feet of topsoil.

In order to determine the cubic feet of topsoil, the volume of the front yard has to be determined.

Volume = length x width x height

The dimensions of the depth has to converted to feet

1  inch= 0.0833 feet

4 inches x 0.0833 = 0.3332

Volume = 60 x 80 x 0.0332 = 1,599.36 cubic feet

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