SOLUTION: The discharge of a river is defined as the width of the river times the average depth of the river times the speed of the river. At one location in St. Louis, the Mississippi River

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Question 219109: The discharge of a river is defined as the width of the river times the average depth of the river times the speed of the river. At one location in St. Louis, the Mississippi River is 533 meters wide, its speed is 0.6 meter per second, and its discharge is 3198 cubic meters per second. How deep is the Mississippi River at this location?
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The discharge of a river is defined as the width of the river times the average
depth of the river times the speed of the river. At one location in St. Louis,
the Mississippi River is 533 meters wide, its speed is 0.6 meter per second,
and its discharge is 3198 cubic meters per second.
How deep is the Mississippi River at this location?
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let d = depth of the river
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width * speed * depth = discharge in cu m/sec
533 * .6 * d = 3198
319.8d = 3198
d = 3198%2F319.8
d = 10 meters deep
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Check 533 * 10 * .6 = 3198