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A rectangular water tank is 90 cm wide and 40 cm deep. If it can contain 576 litres of water, what is its length?

It is given that,

Capacity of the water tank = 576 Litres = 0.576 m3


Width = 90 cm = 0.9 m


Depth = 40 cm = 0.4 m


Therefore,


Length =



= 1.600 m


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