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How to Convert CU Yards to Feet

Converting cubic yards to cubic feet is a basic change of units of volume within the British system of measurement. Cubic feet are used to judge volume. Volume is the measurement of space inside an object. Cubic feet and square feet are commonly used measurements for space inside a home. Cubic yards are most often used to measure the volume of liquids. Both sets of measurements are interchangeable.

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Instructions

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  Record your measurement in cubic yards. Double-check your measurement to ensure that this is correct.
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  Multiply your measurement by 27. There are 27 cubic feet in every cubic yard. Using a calculator is best to avert arithmetic errors.
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  Review your computation for accuracy. Record the new number as cubic feet. This means the new number should have a suffix of feet cubed. For instance, if you measured 3 cubic yards, this would equate to 81 cubic feet, or feet cubed.

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