Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards, Explained
The conversion from cubic feet to cubic yards, why the divisor is 27, and how to handle inches and mixed units.
A cubic yard is a 3 x 3 x 3 foot cube, which equals 27 cubic feet. To convert cubic feet to cubic yards, divide by 27. To convert cubic inches to cubic yards, divide by 46,656.
Why divide by 27
Because a yard is 3 feet, a cubic yard is 3 x 3 x 3 = 27 cubic feet. Any volume in cubic feet becomes a smaller number of cubic yards after dividing by 27.
Mixing feet and inches
Convert depth in inches to feet by dividing by 12 first, then multiply length x width x depth in feet for cubic feet.
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