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\n" ); document.write( "6.6mm of rain fall onto a rectangular roof 8m long and 6m wide.
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document.write( "To find the water level rise in the barrel, take the volume of the rain\r\n" );
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document.write( "   volume of the rain = 0.66 cm * 800 cm * 600 cm = 316800 cm^3\r\n" );
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document.write( "and divide it by the area of the barrel base/(bottom)\r\n" );
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document.write( "   area of the barrel base/(bottom) =  =  = 2827.433 cm^2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get the water level rise of   = 112 cm  (rounded).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, that in such calculations, you should use the dimensions in consistent units.\r\n" );
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