NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoDumb question: is a cubic yard of soil 3 times the size of a cubic foot of soil ?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up136arrow-down1message-squareDumb question: is a cubic yard of soil 3 times the size of a cubic foot of soil ?NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to Gardening@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWatDabney@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 months agoNo - it’s 27 times bigger. A yard is 3 times bigger than a foot so a cubic yard is 33 (3 cubed) times bigger.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoEdit: Brain fart. retracting. Only 26 times bigger, yes? While their are 27 cubic feet in 1 cubic yard. The original cubic foot needs to be subtracted from the cubic yard if you’re saying its “bigger”, right?
minus-squareGetOffMyLanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoThat would be the difference in cubic yard (27-1) Here we’re comparing the total volume. 27 is 27 times bigger than 1 (27 / 1)
minus-squareSkydancer@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoNo, you wee right the first time. It’s 27 times as big, or 26 times bigger
minus-squaremorphballganon@mtgzone.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNo, multiplying doesn’t also add one. 1x27=27
No - it’s 27 times bigger.
A yard is 3 times bigger than a foot so a cubic yard is 33 (3 cubed) times bigger.
Edit: Brain fart. retracting.
Only 26 times bigger, yes? While their are 27 cubic feet in 1 cubic yard. The original cubic foot needs to be subtracted from the cubic yard if you’re saying its “bigger”, right?That would be the difference in cubic yard (27-1)
Here we’re comparing the total volume. 27 is 27 times bigger than 1 (27 / 1)
No, you wee right the first time. It’s 27 times as big, or 26 times bigger
No, multiplying doesn’t also add one. 1x27=27