Estimate the concentration in the river below the confluence. **Problem 1****Context:**Three streams converge to form one river. Flow and pollutant measuring stations are located on the three streams. On a day when simultaneous measurements are made, the mean flow rates and concentrations of a pollutant are as follows:**Data Table:**| Stream | Q (cfs) | C (mg/L) ||--------|---------|----------|| 1 | 26.3 | 127 || 2 | 51.4 | 62 || 3 | 37.8 | 94 |**Task:**Estimate the concentration in the river below the confluence.**Explanation:**The table displays data for three streams, each with its flow rate (Q) measured in cubic feet per second (cfs) and the concentration of a pollutant (C) in milligrams per liter (mg/L). The task is to compute the resulting concentration in the river formed by the convergence of these streams.

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Three streams converge to form one river. Flow and pollutant measuring stations are located on the three streams. On a day when simultaneous measurements are made, the mean flow rates and concentrations of a pollutant are as follows: Stream (cfs) (mg/L) 1 26.3 127 2 51.4 62 37.8 94 Estimate the concentration in the river below the confluence.

Three streams converge to form one river. Flow and pollutant measuring stations are located on the three streams. On a day when simultaneous measurements are made, the mean flow rates and concentrations of a pollutant are as follows: Stream (cfs) (mg/L) 1 26.3 127 2 51.4 62 37.8 94 Estimate the concentration in the river below the confluence.

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Estimate the concentration in the river below the confluence.

**Problem 1**

**Context:**
Three streams converge to form one river. Flow and pollutant measuring stations are located on the three streams. On a day when simultaneous measurements are made, the mean flow rates and concentrations of a pollutant are as follows:

**Data Table:**

| Stream | Q (cfs) | C (mg/L) |
|--------|---------|----------|
| 1 | 26.3 | 127 |
| 2 | 51.4 | 62 |
| 3 | 37.8 | 94 |

**Task:**
Estimate the concentration in the river below the confluence.

**Explanation:**

The table displays data for three streams, each with its flow rate (Q) measured in cubic feet per second (cfs) and the concentration of a pollutant (C) in milligrams per liter (mg/L). The task is to compute the resulting concentration in the river formed by the convergence of these streams.

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