Question 15 (4 points) Your civil engineering firm has been contracted to lay wa

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Question 15 (4 points) Your civil engineering firm has been contracted to lay water pipes for two streets in neighborhood. The pipes (that will connect to the city's main intersection) must be able to provide 2050 gallons of water per minute to the new homes being built. a new The design calls for two safety valves that are each known to leak 1.70% of the water passing through them. How many gallons per minute must the water department provide at the main intersection (before entering your two pipes)? (Keep one decimal place in your answer)

Explanation / Answer

Each pipe must be able to supply 2050 gallons per minute.

At the safety valve , leakage to 1.70%

Amount of water each pipe should get froom main intersection = 2050/(1-0.017) = 2085.453 gallons per minute

There are two such pipes

Therefore, water provided at the main intersection = 2*2085.453 = 4170.906 gallons per minute

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