Problema Solution

the city produces 500,000 cubic ft of trash per week. If stacked: 100 yd by 60 yds. How high in ft would the pile be?

Answer provided by our tutors

we assume the trash is stacked in a perfect cube


volume = length * width * height


100 yards = 300 feet

60 yards = 180 feet


let 'x' represent the height of the cube in feet:

500000 = 300 * 180 * x

solving for 'x' we have x=9.2592


the height of the pile would be approximately 9.26 feet