Question

Certain amount of water percolate at the rate of 10ml/min in 50 min. Calculate the amount of water percolated.

• A. 500

Answer 1

The correct option is A 500
Percolation rate is the amount of water that trickles into the soil in a given time. It is calculated as follows:

Percolation rate = $\frac{\text{Amount of water percolated(ml)}}{\text{Time taken(minutes)}}$

Given,
Amount of water taken: $xml$
Time taken by water to percolate: $50min$
Percolation rate= $10ml/min)$

$\text{Percolation rate}=$

$\frac{Amountofwatertaken}{Timetakenbywatertopercolate}=\frac{xml}{50min}$$=10ml/min$

Therefore, the amount of water percolalted ($x$) = 500 ml