1. A square piece of land 60m x 60m is to be leveled down to a level coinciding to elevation zero. To determine the volume of earth to be removed by the borrow-pit method the land is divided into 9 squares whose corners are arranged as follows with the corresponding elevations, in meters, above elevation zero. Find the volume in cubic meters. A(29.8) B(27.3) C(25.2) D(28.3)

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1. A square piece of land 60m x 60m is to be leveled down to a level coinciding to elevation zero. To
determine the volume of earth to be removed by the borrow-pit method the land is divided into 9
squares whose corners are arranged as follows with the corresponding elevations, in meters, above
elevation zero. Find the volume in cubic meters.
A(29.8)
B(27.3)
C(25.2)
D(28.3)
F(24.3)
G(26.9)
H(23.3)
J(21.3)
K(22.9) L(20.5)
N(18.5) O(17.8) P(16.5)
20
E(26.5)
20
20
1
1(24.2)
M(21.2)
20
4
20
2
20
Transcribed Image Text:1. A square piece of land 60m x 60m is to be leveled down to a level coinciding to elevation zero. To determine the volume of earth to be removed by the borrow-pit method the land is divided into 9 squares whose corners are arranged as follows with the corresponding elevations, in meters, above elevation zero. Find the volume in cubic meters. A(29.8) B(27.3) C(25.2) D(28.3) F(24.3) G(26.9) H(23.3) J(21.3) K(22.9) L(20.5) N(18.5) O(17.8) P(16.5) 20 E(26.5) 20 20 1 1(24.2) M(21.2) 20 4 20 2 20
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