10 cubic meters is how many cubic yards?

[lookagain]

1 meter ~ 1.09 yards (roughly)

10 cubic meters is about ______ cubic yards. Guess.

Answer (using more decimal places):

Spoiler

13.08

So, you get about

Spoiler

30

percent more of a cubic yard in every cubic meter.

 

[AvgStudent]

I don't get it. Is this supposed to be a puzzle? [imath](13.08 \div10) -1 =30.8\%[/imath].

 

[lookagain]

I don't get it. Is this supposed to be a puzzle? [imath](13.08 \div10) -1 =30.8\%[/imath].

\(\displaystyle (13.08 \div 10) - 1\ \)

\(\displaystyle = \ 1.308 - 1 \ \)

\(\displaystyle = \ 0.308 \ \)

\(\displaystyle = \ 30.8\% \ \)

\(\displaystyle \ \approx 31\% \)


It is supposed to be an estimation exercise.

AvgStudent, you have a good correction for the second spoiler. A lesson
here is don't take on face value what a poster/member/author has written.
Investigate. Trust but verify.

 

[AvgStudent]

\(\displaystyle (13.08 \div 10) - 1\ \)

\(\displaystyle = \ 1.308 - 1 \ \)

\(\displaystyle = \ 0.308 \ \)

\(\displaystyle = \ 30.8\% \ \)

\(\displaystyle \ \approx 31\% \)

You just showed what I did, and rounded up to 31%. That contradicts your 30%? I don't understand?

 

[lookagain]

You just showed what I did, and rounded up to 31%. That contradicts your 30%? I don't understand?

I have an error in my first post, but I also edited the post right before yours.