One cubic yard of mulch will cover approximately 160 square feet at 2" deep, so you would need approximately two cubic yards of mulch to cover 271 square feet at 2" deep.
multiply the number of square yards - which is an area - by the average height in yards to get the volume in cubic yards
That's 13 cubic yards of mulch for every 2 inches deep.
The 'square feet' of area that it covers is 1,620/(depth of the mulch, in inches)
Square yards. Cubic measure is for volume
A measurement in square feet is a measurement of area, while a measurement in cubic yards is a measurement of volume. The two units are, therefore, incompatible.You can, however, convert between square feet and square yards, or cubic feet and cubic yards.
Square yards can't be converted to cubic feet. Square yards measure area, while cubic feet measure volume.
To find the cubic yards in a pile of mulch with a base measuring 12 feet by 12 feet, you need to calculate the volume by multiplying the base area by the height of the pile. If the height of the pile is 3 feet, then the volume would be 12 feet x 12 feet x 3 feet, which equals 432 cubic feet. To convert cubic feet to cubic yards, divide by 27 (since 27 cubic feet equals 1 cubic yard). So, in this case, the pile of mulch measures approximately 16 cubic yards.
You cannot directly convert cubic yards to square yards because they measure different things: volume vs. area. Cubic yards measure volume, while square yards measure area. To find how many square yards cover the same area as a cubic yard of gravel, you would need to know the thickness or depth of the gravel layer.
That makes no sense. -Square yards is AREA. -Cubic yards is VOLUME . They are totally different. (However, 3 yards cubed, i.e. 3 yards x 3 yards x 3 yards = 27 CUBIC yards)
This is not a valid conversion. Cubic meters is a measure of volume while square yards is a measure of area.
A ruler or tape measure is the best unit to make the measurement with. Once you finish the measurement, you'll probably want it expressed in terms of cubic feet, to take to the garden shop and buy the bags of mulch.
A cubic yard is a unit of volume. A square yard is a unit of area. The two units are therefore incompatible.