Question

A cargo container is 50ft long, 10 ft wide, and 8 ft tall. find its volume In cubic yards.

Answer 1

Answer: 148.15 cubic yards (148.148148148148...)
A structure's volume is found by multiplying the length, width, and height together. I would convert all the dimensions into yards first. There are 3 feet in a yard, so divide 50, 10, and 8 all by 3 to get the new dimensions.

Length in yards: 50/3 feet
Width in yards: 10/3 feet
Height in yards: 8/3 feet

The formula for volume is $V=LWH$, so plug in the values for length (L), width (W), and height (H): $V=( \frac{50}{3})(\frac{10}{3})( \frac{8}{3})$

Multiply out the fractions: $V= \frac{4000}{27}$ yards³

This simplifies to 148.148 cubic yards repeating (148.148148148...)