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A geotechnical report indicates that a project requires 10,000 cubic yards of compacted fill.
The native soil to be used for the fill has a swell factor of 20% when excavated and a shrinkage factor of 10% from its original bank state when compacted.

To achieve the required 10,000 cubic yards of compacted fill, approximately how much native soil must be excavated?

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