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I really need help on this problem!10 Points!?

1.The city of Centerville plans to dig a rectangular landfill. The landfill will have a base with dimensions 700ft by 200ft and a depth of 85ft.A)how many cubic feet of garbage will the landfill hold?C)what info do you need to determine how long the landfill can be used until it is full?D) Centerville hires an excavator to dig the hole for the landfill. How many cubic yards of dirt will he have to haul away?

Answer:

A) 700 x 200 x 85 = 11,900,000 cubic feet B) Did You Forget Part B?? C) At what rate the landfill will fill up.... D) 11,900,000 cubic feet = 440,741 cubic yards ...... 3 feet = 1 yard or 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard

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