Floodwater with an average depth of 1 in. over a 96-acre parking lot drains into a small river during a storm of 10 min. The average rate of water discharging from the river during the storm is 360 ft3/sec. The volume (in acre-ft) of water in the river will increase (+) or decrease (-) by (a) -7.5; (b) 3; (c) 7.5; (d) 96.
Floodwater with an average depth of 1 in. over a 96-acre parking lot drains into a small river during a storm of 10 min. The average rate of water discharging from the river during the storm is 360 ft3/sec. The volume (in acre-ft) of water in the river will increase (+) or decrease (-) by (a) -7.5; (b) 3; (c) 7.5; (d) 96.
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Floodwater with an average depth of 1 in. over a 96-acre parking lot drains into a
small river during a storm of 10 min. The average rate of water discharging from
the river during the storm is 360 ft3/sec. The volume (in acre-ft) of water in the
river will increase (+) or decrease (-) by (a) -7.5; (b) 3; (c) 7.5; (d) 96.
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