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My site is 1230' (east-west) by 1300' (north-south) and we need to remove 2 feet of soil from the entire site, how much soil will be removed?

Amy



Hi Amy,

I assume that you want the amount of soil in cubic yards. To do this I would first change all the measurements to yards.

1230 feet = 1230/3 yards
1300 feet = 1300/3 yards
2 feet = 2/3 yards
Thus 1230' by 1300' by 2' is

 1230/3  1300/3  2/3 = 118,444 cubic yards.

Penny


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