Marcus Robinson bought an older house and wants to put in a new concrete patio. The patio will be 15 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 6 inches thick. Concrete is measured by the cubic yard. One sack of dry cement mix costs $5.70, and it takes four sacks to mix up 1 cubic yard of concrete. How much will it cost Marcus to buy the cement? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) $

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Marcus Robinson bought an older house and wants to put in a new concrete patio. The patio will be 15 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 6 inches thick. Concrete is measured by the cubic yard. One sack of dry cement mix costs $5.70, and it takes four sacks to mix up 1 cubic yard of concrete. How much will it cost Marcus to buy the cement? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.)

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