document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852927>Question 852927</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When 1mm of rain falls on 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the surface of a pond, 1 litre of water is collected.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What surface area of the pond is needed to collect 10 000 litres from a rainfall of 20mm? (Where 'mm' is millimetres and 'm' is metres.) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please tell me the right answer and a solution, preferably one including algebra? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513743 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=513743\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The initial information also means that 2 mm of collected rainwater over 1 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would be 2 liters of rainwater.  This also means 20 mm of collected rainwater over 1 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > would be 20 liters of rainwater.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is a proportion.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for A. </SPAN>\n" );
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