SOLUTION: In a certain community with a population of 45,000, it is estimated that each person needs 12 litres of water each day. The community has a centralized reservoir which is conical w
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Question 1207347: In a certain community with a population of 45,000, it is estimated that each person needs 12 litres of water each day. The community has a centralized reservoir which is conical with a radius of 7 m and height 20 m. If the reservoir is half filled, how long, to the nearest day, will the water last? [Take π=22/7)
Answer by ikleyn(52778) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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What this sentence really means - "the reservoir is half filled" ?
Does it means "half filled by the height" or "half filled by the volume" ?
Why such carelessness in the wording?
If you think that it is a Math problem, then you make a GREAT mistake.
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