Answer:
a) How much water was released during the flood?
14878080000 cubic feet or 14,878,080,000ft³
b) What percentage of the dam was released during the flood?
0.78%
Step-by-step explanation:
a) How much water was released during the flood?
The first step would be to find out how many seconds are in a week
60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour
24 hours = 1 day
7 days = 1 week
Hence, the number of seconds in a week =
1 week × (7 days/1 week)× (24 hours/1 day )×( 60 minutes/1 hour) ×( 60 seconds/1 minute)
= 604800 seconds
Therefore, the quantity of water released per week =
604800 seconds × 24,600 cubic feet per second
= 14,878,080,000 cubic feet or 14,878,080,000ft³
b) What percentage of the dam was released during the flood?
This is calculated as quantity released during the week ÷ Quantity of water in the dam × 100%
Quantity of water released during the flood in a week = 14,878,080,000 cubic feet
Quantity of water in the dam= 1,900,000,000,000 cubic feet of water
Percentage of the dam released during the flood =
14,878,080,000 cubic feet ÷ 1,900,000,000,000 × 100
= 0.7830568421%
Approximately = 0.78%
