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Where am I? Idono

If you have a 96.8 ft wide by 74.7 long area and you want to add about 4.3 inches of it to your garden how many yards will it take. Just so you know there is an actual way to calculate this.

4/15/2009 6:33:54 AM

Where am I? Idono

"it" being soil/compost

4/15/2009 6:35:49 AM

Where am I? Idono

4.3 cubic inches

4/15/2009 6:37:07 AM

Where am I? Idono

How many cubic yards will it take to acheive the 4.3 inches. Man I really hate correcting myself !!!

4/15/2009 6:44:19 AM

anytown U.S,A,

If I did the math right I would say 89.27 yards.

4/15/2009 7:29:37 AM

Alex, IN

I came up with 95.97 yards.

4/15/2009 7:36:10 AM

Minnesota

72 yards

4/15/2009 7:49:04 AM

Minnesota

no, 92 is my guess.

4/15/2009 7:50:41 AM

Cheshire,Ma

95.95 yds

4/15/2009 8:20:30 AM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

95.97 ( 95.9664 )

4/15/2009 8:28:39 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Oh QuiZZy One...wouldnt make much difference cuz BiZ would put on twice as much as your figures figured.....

4/15/2009 8:54:11 AM

Rhode Island

how much wood coulda wood chuck chuck if a woood chuch could chuck wood. give up? 3 cords

4/15/2009 9:03:13 AM

Mulino, Oregon

the correct answer is 97.18 yds of it!

4/15/2009 9:23:18 AM

Pemberton, BC

95.9664

4/15/2009 9:33:10 AM

Westford, MA

95.9664 seconded

4/15/2009 10:02:43 AM

Paradise Mountain, New York

95.966

4/15/2009 10:27:43 AM

Buffalo, new York, USA

My answer is approximately 95.9664443 cubic yards of ICZ. I say approximately because the depth (4.3 inches)is stated as approximate. I say ICZ becuse the Iceman is not far away!

4/15/2009 10:30:21 AM

Santa Rosa, CA

I come up with 95.96644444 yards. However, you may have to purchase 96 yards as most places sell it by the full yard. Because of the size of your order, perhaps they would give you 4 yards for free to make it an even 100 yards.

4/15/2009 10:57:16 AM

Dresden, Ohio

95.9664444441 cubic yards

4/15/2009 11:08:11 AM

Dalton Ma.

if i read this right 4.3 cubic/inches is what part of a cubic/yard like .0xxxx

4/15/2009 11:45:07 AM

I think by that time, you should be pricing it by the unit instead of by the yard.

This might be useful:

http://www.csgnetwork.com/topsoilcalc.html

4/15/2009 12:09:05 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

96 yards, but sometimes if u order 100 or more yards u can get a discount.

SOme delivery trucks hold 23 yards others hold 33 yards Ask about full truck load discounts. You may save money. they wont have to go to yard and reload they can just send out a full truck.

4/15/2009 12:10:49 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

That's a mighty big truck!

4/15/2009 12:27:23 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Make sure it's fully composted, or you won't be growing anything good until next year.

4/15/2009 12:31:38 PM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

Is the answer not 101.78 cubic yards or have I lost it.

4/15/2009 12:46:16 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

96.8 x 74.7 x .3583= 2591.094 cubic feet divided by 27=95.96644 yards.

4/15/2009 1:34:28 PM

Pocatello ([email protected])

Don't accept one thimble-full less!

Part of being a good engineer is knowing when simplify, or round things off, lol.

4/15/2009 4:16:55 PM

Long Island,New York

don't forget the fluff factor of about 15%

4/15/2009 4:34:16 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Don't forget the 'fell off everywhere' factor too :)

4/15/2009 6:07:04 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

I would order 110 cause it'll take at least 10 yds to fill in the ruts that the truck will leave in my pkn patch full o mudddddd!!!! Peace, Wayne

4/15/2009 11:39:10 PM

(rocky) Bonney Lake Wa.

nicely done Class Using a simular tool that Nilbert threded too the CORRECT answer is.......................
95.96 cubic yards would be needed to obtain 4.3 inches. Stay tuned to see what the next QuiZ iZ

4/16/2009 3:54:17 AM

Hobbiton New Zealand

My only question is when did decimal places become part of imperial feet and inches?

4/16/2009 6:31:29 AM

Dummer Twp - Ontario

I see my problem, I was working in engineering inches which are 1/10 not 1/12 so thats my excuse

4/16/2009 6:32:02 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

So BiZ will put on 190 YardZ......

4/16/2009 9:21:13 AM

Mulino, Oregon

A good rule of thumb calculation for just about any material is: A unit (7.5 yds) will cover 1200 sq. ft. to a depth of 2".

4/16/2009 1:58:17 PM

Sequim, WA

Why not just plant in the 96.8 ft wide by 74.7 long area? I think that might be easier.

4/16/2009 8:53:55 PM