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Statistics of Availability of Water

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The amount of fresh water on earth is

a. 3%
b. 5%
c. 7%
d. 9%

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Solution

The correct answer is (a).

Explanation: About 97% of total water on the Earth has a large quantity of dissolved salts in it, thereby making it unsuitable for human consumption. Thus, the amount of fresh water is on the Earth is only 3%.

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