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A LITTLE UNDER TWO; A SQUARE YD. IS DETERMINED BY MULTIPLYING THE LENGTH TIMES THE WIDTH. EXAMPLE; 3X3... OF COURSE=9 CU. FT. BUT......"CUBIC" YD. WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE AFTER, IS LENGTH TIMES WITDTH TIMES HEIGHT. A YARD IS THREE FEET LONG..................... HENCE 3X3X3= "27" CUBIC FEET IN EVERY YARD. NOW YOU MUST FIND OUT HOW MANY CUBIC FT. IN YOUR CONTAINER WHICH YOU SAY MEASURES 8'X3'X2'................WELL 8X3=24X2=48 CUBIC FT. IN YOUR CONTAINER RIGHT............. NOW IT'S SIMPLE ADDITION & SUBTRACTION!! IF THERE ARE 27 CU. FT. IN A YARD,... TWO YDS. CONTAIN 54 CU. FT. SO...... 54-48=4 CU. FT. LEFT OVER. HOPE YOU FOUND THAT TO BE CORRECT.

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