Question

You want to put a 3 inch thick layer of topsoil for a new 23 ft by 24 ft garden. The dirt store sells by the

cubic yards. How many cubic yards will you need to order? The store only sells in increments of 1/4 cubic
yards.
cubic yards

Answer 1

46 Yards or 184 Orders of 1/4 Cubic Yards

So first you need to find the area of the plot; 552. Then you need to find out how much soil you will need. There are 12 inches in a foot so if you have 3 inches you have .25 of a foot. So you multiply 552 by .25 and get 138. 138 is how many cubic feet you need. Therefore, you need to divide this number by 3 in order to convert this to yards (3 feet in a yard). This will bring you to 46. Finally, we need to multiply this number by 4 because they only sell in 1/4 cubic yards.