Question

At the mouth of the Tennessee River, water flows at the rate of 1,600,000 cubic feet per second. How much water flows through the mouth of the river during one week? A) 604,800 cubic feet per week B) 11,200,000 cubic feet per week C) 67,200,000 cubic feet per week D) 967,680,000,000 cubic feet per week

Answer 1

Flow rate of 1,600,000 cubic feet per second to cubic feet per week

Hint: Find how many seconds we have in 1 week

60 seconds = 1 minute

60 minutes = 1 hour

24 hours = 1 day

7 days = 1 week

in 1 week, we have (60 x 60 x 24 x 7 )= 604800 seconds

The flow rate per week = 1, 600, 000 x 604,800 = 967,680,000,000 cubic feet per week​

The answer is D