27 cubic feet = a cu yd
NOT 9

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:49:41 GMT, Ignoramus23776
wrote:

===On 11 Jul 2005 11:44:04 -0700, wrote:
=== Been looking online but am not apparently punching in the right
=== keywords. What is the formula for finding the about of gravel I need
=== for approximately a 20 feet by 20 feet square. (For extending my
=== turnaround.)
===
===volume in cubic feet is the product of the lengths of sides in cubic
===feet. So, if you have a rectangular lot that is 20 by 20 by 0.5 foot
===(0.5 being the depth of gravel), your volume is 20*20*0.5 = 200 cubic
===feet of gravel. A cubic yard is 9 cubic feet, so, in this example, you
===would need 200/9 = 22.2 cubic yards of gravel.
===
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