For every cubic yard, it equals to 27 cubic feet.
So, could have this fraction [tex] \frac{27 feet^3}{1 yards^3} [/tex]
And we want to convert 3 cubic yards into cubic feet.
We can express 3 cubic yards as [tex] \frac{3 yards^3}{1} [/tex]
Now multiply the [tex] \frac{3 yards^3}{1} [/tex] fraction by the second fraction or the reciprocal of the second fraction to cancel out the yards^3 units.
[tex] \frac{3 yards^3}{1} * \frac{27 feet^3}{1 yards^2} = \frac{81 feet^3}{1} [/tex]
So, 3 cubic yards to equal to 81 cubic feet.