Question: 5 . A contractor is getting soil fill from a 3 0 0 ft x 2 0 0 ft borrow pit. The soil will be

5. A contractor is getting soil fill from a 300 ft x 200 ft borrow pit. The soil will be excavated to a depth of 3 ft. The swell factor of the soil is 20% and the specific weight of the soil after excavation will be 115 lb/ft3. A single truck will be used to transport all the soil volume to a dump site. The truck's maximum capacity per load is the lesser of 12 yd3 or 15 tons. How many loads will be required to transport the soil fill to the dump?

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