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The rainfall on a certain day was 6 cm. How many litres of water fell on 3 hectares of field on that day?

Given,


Area of field = 3 hectare = 3×10000 m2 = 30000 m2


Depth of water on the field = 6 cm =


∴ volume of water = area of field × depth of water


= 30000 × 0.06 = 1800 m3


=


∴


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