N the construction of a new building, a landscape architect determined that he had a plot 810 feet by 35 feet, to be filled to a depth of 6 inches with loam. how many cubic yards of loam would he require?
Volume is the product of length, width, and depth. Since you want the result in cubic yards, it is convenient to convert the measures to yards. (270 yd)*(35/3 yd)*(1/6 yd) = 525 yd³ . . . . required volume of loam
