A construction worker needs to pour a rectangular slab 25ft​ long,18ft​ wide, and 8in. thick. How many cubic yards of concrete does the worker​ need? (Assume that the construction worker cannot buy a fraction of a cubic yard of​ concrete.) The worker needs_____________cubic yards of concrete. ​(Type a whole​ number, rounded up to the nearest full cubic yard of​ concrete.)

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A construction worker needs to pour a rectangular slab 25ft​ long,18ft​ wide, and 8in. thick. How many cubic yards of concrete does the worker​ need? (Assume that the construction worker cannot buy a fraction of a cubic yard of​ concrete.)

The worker needs_____________cubic yards of concrete.
​(Type a whole​ number, rounded up to the nearest full cubic yard of​ concrete.)
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Given data,

Length=25 ft

Width=18 ft

Thickness=8 in =0.6667 ft

Volume of rectangular slab=?

 

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