The bucket on this unit holds 2,430 cubic feet of oil sand. It takes 55 seconds to pick up a load and dump. How many whole cubic feet can it move per hour?
Next, determine how many cubic yards it can move per hour. Round to the nearest cubic yard.
To teach this we use the following simple calculations
Number of seconds per hour 1 cubic foot = 1/27 cubic yard
60 x 60 = 3600 seconds per hour
3600/55 = 65.454545 dumps per hour
65.454545 x 2430 = 159,055 cubic feet per hour
159,055/27= 5891 cubic yards per hour
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In addition to Aboriginal Pre-Apprenticeship, Keyano College integrates Safety and Workplace Reading and Workplace Applied Math into a variety of programs and workplace training:
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