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Calculate Water Flow Rate for Crops

The document provides a multi-step word problem to calculate the water flow rate needed to irrigate crops on 10 hectares of land over 4 weeks. It states the given information is the acreage of 10 hectares and the needed information is the water flow rate in liters per minute. The solution shows setting up and performing the unit conversions to calculate the water flow rate as 397 liters per minute.

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Calculate Water Flow Rate for Crops

The document provides a multi-step word problem to calculate the water flow rate needed to irrigate crops on 10 hectares of land over 4 weeks. It states the given information is the acreage of 10 hectares and the needed information is the water flow rate in liters per minute. The solution shows setting up and performing the unit conversions to calculate the water flow rate as 397 liters per minute.

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Problem 1.

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[Difficulty: 1]

Given: Find: Solution:

Acreage of land, and water needs. Water flow rate (L/min) to water crops. Use Table G.2 and other sources (e.g., Machinery's Handbook, Mark's Standard Handbook) as needed. 4 cm week 10 hectare = 0.04 m 10 hectare week 1 10 m 1 hectare
4 2

The volume flow rate needed is Q = Q=

Performing unit conversions

4 cm 10 hectare week L min

1000 L m
3

1 week 7 day

1 day 24 hr

1 hr 60 min

Q = 397

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