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Suppose you want to fill up a swimming pool that has a capacity of 80500 L.
a. Calculate how many hours it would take to fill this pool using a garden hose delivering 59 L/min.
b. How many seconds would it take to fill this pool if you could divert a moderate size river, flowing at 5000 m^3/s, into it?
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