A particular dam contains approximately 1,900,000,000,000 cubic feet of water. for a week long spike flood, the dam released at a rate of 24,600 cubic feet per second. how much water was released during the flood?

what percentage of the dam was released during the flood?

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%