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A heavy rainstorm dumps 1.0 cm of rain on a city 7 km wide and 8km long in a 2-h period.

part a) How many metric tons (1 metricton = 103 kg)of water fell on the city? (1 cm3 of water has a mass of 1 gram =10-3 kg.)

Express your answer using one significant figure.

part b) How many gallons of water fell on the city? (1 gal =3.785 L.)

Express your answer using one significant figure.

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Part A Volume of water dumped on the city will be V Volume of cuboid lengthwidthheight V LWH V 8000 m7000 m001 m V 56105 m3 Now we know that Mass Volumedensity    See Answer
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