SOLUTION: If the pressure is the same, how many times as much water will flow through a pipe 24 inches in diameter as through a 2-inch pipe?
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Question 686507: If the pressure is the same, how many times as much water will flow through a pipe 24 inches in diameter as through a 2-inch pipe?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the pressure is the same, how many times as much water will flow through a pipe 24 inches in diameter as through a 2-inch pipe?
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24/2 = 12
12^2 = 144
The area of the 24" pipe is 144 times that of the 2" pipe.
144 times
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