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A field is 80m long and 50m broad. In one corner of the field, a pit which is 10m long, 7.5 m broad and 8m deep has been dug out. The earth taken out of it is evenly spread over the remaining part of the field. Find the rise in the level of the field.


The area of the field                The area of the pit The area over which the earth is spread out          The volume of earth dug out ∴ The rise in level .

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