Luis plans to build a gazebo with a concrete floor shaped like a regular hexagon. Each side will measure 9 feet and the floor will be 8 inches deep. How many cubic feet of concrete are needed. (Divide hexagon into equilateral triangles and use Heron's formula to find area of top surface of the Hexagon) a.)Luis will need to buy _______ cubic feet of concrete for his gazebo? (Round to the nearest whole number)

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Luis plans to build a gazebo with a concrete floor shaped like a regular hexagon. Each side will measure 9 feet and the floor will be 8 inches deep. How many cubic feet of concrete are needed. (Divide hexagon into equilateral triangles and use Heron's formula to find area of top surface of the Hexagon)

a.)Luis will need to buy _______

cubic feet of concrete for his gazebo?

(Round to the nearest whole number)

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