Fort cut 4 ft deep from a section of land 33 ft by 56 ft is used to fill a section 24 ft by 27 ft to a depth of 6 ft. How many cubic yards of dirt are left after the fill?
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The volume of a rectangular prism (which is what this section of land is) is length x width x height. So, the volume of the dirt cut from the land is 33 ft x 56 ft x 4 ft = 7392 cubic feet. Show more…
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