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A swimming pool is 260 m long and 140 m wide. If 54600 cubic metres of water is pumped into it, find the height of the water level in it.

It is given in the question that,

Length of the pool = 260 m


Width of the pool = 140 m


Also,


Volume of water in the pool = 54600 cubic metres


Therefore,


Height of water =


=


= 1.5 metres


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