Units of Conversion- Cubic Measure

 

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Example 1:What exactly does 1 cubic foot mean?

 

Answer:

 

One cubic foot means 1 foot tex2html_wrap_inline354 1 foot tex2html_wrap_inline354 1 foot or 1 foot tex2html_wrap_inline358

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

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    is equivalent to 1.

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

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    to obtain 50 x 1 cubic yard x tex2html_wrap_inline362 .

  • Rewrite the above expression as

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  • Multiply the two fractions:

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  • Rearrange the numerator:

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

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

 


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