a local landscape supplier has delivered 10 cubic yardds (yd3) of hardwood mulch to your residence and dumped it in one large mound. You will shovel the mulch into a wheelbarrow and distribute it throughout your property. assume the shovel you'll use is 9 inches wide, 11 inches long and that each shovel of mulch averages 3 inches in depth. calculate how many full shovels you'll need to place into the wheelbarrow to move the mulch to the desired location .

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a local landscape supplier has delivered 10 cubic yardds (yd3) of hardwood mulch to your residence and dumped it in one large mound. You will shovel the mulch into a wheelbarrow and distribute it throughout your property. assume the shovel you'll use is 9 inches wide, 11 inches long and that each shovel of mulch averages 3 inches in depth. calculate how many full shovels you'll need to place into the wheelbarrow to move the mulch to the desired location . 

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