18 feet = 6 yards
9 inches = 0.25 yards
6 * 0.25 = 1.5
1 linear yard of pavement = 1.5 cubic yards
4 * 4 = 16 cubic yards of concrete
16/1.5 = 10.667 yards
The driveway is 10.667 yards long or 32 feet long.
Harolds mother, who lives across the street, is pouring a concrete driveway, 18 feet wide and 9 inches thick, from the street straight to her house. This is to much work for Harold to do in one day, so his mother has agreed to buy 4 cubic's yards of concrete each saturday for 4 consecutive saturday. How far is it from street to her house? Round your final answer and intermediate calculations to the nearest whole number is necessary.
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