When referring to garden or building materials such as top soil, ready-mix concrete, etc., the term yard is usually used as an abbreviation of cubic yard. In actuality, yard is a length or distance equal to three feet or 36 inches, and a cubic yard is a volume equivalent to a cube one yard long, one yard wide, and one yard deep.
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No, a cubic yard of soil and a cubic yard of mulch have different densities, so they do not occupy the same volume. Mulch is lighter and fluffier than soil, so a cubic yard of mulch will take up more space than a cubic yard of soil.
THey are not the same - one is volume and the other is length.
Nine 3 cubic feet bags equals one cubic yard. There are 27 cubic feet in one cubic yard. 27/3=9
A cubic yard is bigger than a cubic foot. There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.
Technically, there are no cubic feet in a yard.In the concrete business, a cubic yard is often called simply a 'yard'.There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.