Answer to Question #1589 in Algebra for raquell blundell

Question

A shipping container is 24 feet long, 5 feet wide and 6 feet high. (a) calculate its volume in cubic yards. (b) express this volume in cubic meters.

Answer 1

Let's fing the volume in cubic feets.
V = 24*5*6 = 720 feet³.
In one cubic foot there is 0.037 cubic yards. So
V[in yards³] = 720*0.037 = 26.64 yard³
In one cubic foot there is 0.0283 m³:
V[in m³] = 720 *0.0283 = 20.376 m³.