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Volume of rainfall over an area of land

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The roof of a house is flat and measures $16$16 m by $15$15 m in the shape of a rectangle.

a

What is the area of the roof?

b

If a water tank collects all the water from the roof, how many litres of water would it collect if there had been $20$20mm of rain?

c

After a while, the water tank reaches full capacity.

If a further $10$10 mm of rain falls before the sky clears, how many litres of rainfall are not collected as a result?

Easy
3min

The outline of a block of land is pictured below.

Easy
3min

A floor plan for a house is shown below, with measurements given in mm. The annual rainfall over the house is $360$360 mm.

6min

The image below shows the outline of a construction site for the foundations of a large office building.

Easy
2min
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