Mple Experts estimate that when levees break in the aftermath of a hurricane, water can flow into a city at a peak rate of 8 billion gallons per day. There are 7.5 gallons in 1
mple cubic foot.
Use this information to complete parts (a) and (b) below.
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a. Find the flow rate in units of cubic feet per second (cfs). Compare this flow rate to a river with an average flow rate of 25,000 cfs.
The flow rate is 12,346 cfs, which is approximately 49 % of the flow rate of the river.
(Round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
b. Assume that the flooded part of the city had an area of 6 square miles. Estimate how much (in feet) the water level rose in one day at the given flow rate.
The water level rose approximatelyt
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)