document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=774820>Question 774820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An average family of four uses roughly 1200 liters (about 300 gallons) of water per day. (One liter = 1000 cm3.) How much depth would a lake lose per year if it uniformly covered an area of 82 square kilometers and supplied a local town with a population of 59,000 people? Consider only population uses, and neglect evaporation and so on.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #472490 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=472490\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A couple things to prepare for first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1200*365=liters of water used in 1 year\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=82%2Ah=1200%2A365 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"82%2Ah=1200%2A365\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, these volumes are equal: the portion of lake volume and the usage of water, having h = the depth of this quantity of water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "59000 people may mean on average, 59000/4=14800 average family households for this quantity of water. </SPAN>\n" );
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