Units of Conversion- Cubic Measure

 

 

 

Example 1:What exactly does 1 cubic foot mean?

 

Answer:

 

One cubic foot means 1 foot 1 foot 1 foot or 1 foot

Example 2:Convert 50 cubic yards to cubic feet.

Solution:From the above table you can see a link between cubic feet and cubic yards.

 

 

• 50 cubic yards can be written as 50 x 1 cubic yard.
• Since 27 cubic feet is equivalent to 1 cubic yard, the fraction

  

  is equivalent to 1.

• Multiply 50 x 1 cubic yard by 1 in the equivalent form

  

  to obtain 50 x 1 cubic yard x .

• Rewrite the above expression as

  

• Multiply the two fractions:

  

• Rearrange the numerator:

  

• Write the above fraction as a product of fractions so that some of the fractions have a value of 1:

  

• The answer is 1,350 cubic feet, or 1,350 feet³.

 

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