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1 gallon = 231 cubic inches

5 gallons = (5 x 231) = 1,155 cubic inches

1 yard = 36 inches

1 cubic yard = (36 x 36 x 36) = 46,656 cubic inches

1 cubic yard = (46,656/1,155) = 40.395 units of 5 gallons (rounded)

regardless of what substance you propose to fill the volumes with.

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0.0247 cubic yards.

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