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    rmastroleo Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 10, 2010, 08:24 AM
    calculate cubic ft of a hexagon sand box 7' x 8' x 12
    I have a sandbox 12 inches high. It's a hexagon 7' x 8'. Im trying to figure the amount of cubic feet of sand that I will need.
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    Aug 10, 2010, 08:43 AM

    Hi Rmastroleo...

    For a square:

    You need to convert the 12 inches to 1 foot

    Then you simply multiply 1ft x 7ft x8ft = 56 cubic feet

    Answer is 56 cubic feet (for a square box).

    For a hexagon I would need the length of each side to tell you more...

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