Jacob is landscaping a large area in his backyard and had a truckload of 12 cubic yards of mulch dumped in his driveway. He's using a wheelbarrow to transport the mulch to his backyard, and he wants to determine how many trips he needs to make.
What set of shapes would best model the wheelbarrow?
a triangular pyramid and a rectangular prism
a right triangular prism and a rectangular prism
a right triangular prism and a right trapezoidal prism
a triangular pyramid and a right trapezoidal prism
Use this model to estimate how many trips Jacob will need to make. Use the fact that 1 cubic yard is equal to 27 cubic feet.
Round your answer up to a whole number of trips.
trips
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