It measures 33”length x 38”width x 7”deep. My local sand supplier sells by 5 gallon bucket and doesn’t take returns so I don’t want to buy to much and we live so far out of town I don’t want to make 2 trips.
2007-05-24 05:32:47 · 5 answers · asked by griffardsteelak 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
One U.S. gallon is 231 cubic inches, so 5 gallons is 1155 cubic inches. The container you want to fill is 33 * 38 * 7 cubic inches or 8778 cubic inches. Dividing this by the number of cubic inches per bucketful gives 7.6 buckets. I am assuming that you have no other use for the sand and won't want to keep the excess around for topping off the sandbox, so I would suggest underfilling the sandbox slightly and get 7 bucketfuls of sand.
2007-05-24 05:53:35 · answer #1 · answered by devilsadvocate1728 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer: 8 buckets of 5 gallon
33*38*7=8778 ''
1 gallon= 231 ''
5*231=1155
8778 / 1155=7,6
that is 8 times
5 gallon
Buy 8 buckets
2007-05-24 05:44:38 · answer #2 · answered by iyiogrenci 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Measure the size of the 5 gallon bucket and find out how many cubic inches it is.
Then, divide into the cubic inches (8778cu in) of your sand box.
2007-05-24 05:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
8778 cubic inches are 143,87 litres and that is 38 US gallons ; you buy 8 buckets.
2007-05-24 05:41:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
33" = 2.75',...38" = 3.2',...7" = 0.6'
2.75 x 3.2 x 0.6 = 5.28 ft³
1 ft³ = 7.5 gallons (US)
You'll need 5.28 x 7.5 = 39.6 (say40 gallons)
You'll = 8 buckets of sand.
If you're UK 1ft³ = 6.24 gallons
5.28 x 6.24 = 33 gallons. = 7 buckets (with 2 gal. to spare)
2007-05-24 05:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by Norrie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋