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A cubic yard is a measure of volume (length in feet X width in feet X depth in feet/27=cubic yards) and tons is a measure of weight. The weight of a material depends on its density, therefore, to determine the number of yards in a ton of material, the density of the material must be known.

Sand has an average weight of 2,700 pounds per cubic yard (Refer to Table 1 in this chart of material weights http://www.age.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/h/H20.pdf). One ton is 2,000 pounds, therefore, there are 1.35 Tons in one cubic yard of sand.

Inversely, if 1.35 tons of sand is equivalent to one cubic yard of sand, then using a ratio (tons|cubic yards), there are 0.74 cubic yards in one ton of sand.

For those of you that prefer to see this answer as a mathematical calculation:

length in feet X width in feet X depth in feet/27=cubic yards

Sand = 2,700 lbs/cubic yards (*This value is specific to Sand)

*2,700 lbs|1 Cu Yd * 1 Ton|2,000 lbs = 1.35 Ton|Cu Yd

OR 1|1.35 = 0.74074 Cu Yd in 1 Ton of Sand

Of course nature is not precise with sand and it's weight may varying to some degree based on the grain size, the moisture content, etc.

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