SOLUTION: the discharge of a river equals the product of its width, its average depth and its speed. at one location in st. louis, the mississippi river is 533 meters wide, its speed is 0.6

Question 909307: the discharge of a river equals the product of its width, its average depth and its speed. at one location in st. louis, the mississippi river is 533 meters wide, its speed is 0.6 meter per second, and its discharge is 3198 cubic meters per second. how deep is the mississippi river at this location?
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the discharge of a river equals the product of its width, its average depth and its speed.
at one location in St. Louis, the Mississippi river is 533 meters wide, its speed is 0.6 meter per second, and its discharge is 3198 cubic meters per second.
how deep is the Mississippi river at this location?
:
Let d = the depth of the river
:
Volume of water:
.6*533*d = 3198
319.8d = 3198
d = 3198/319.8
d = 10 meters deep
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