Question

A swimming bath is 24 m long an d15 m board. When a number of men dive into the bath,
the height of the water rises by one cm. If the average amount of water displaced by one of
the men be 0.1 cu. m, how many men are there in the bath?
(A) 42 (B) 46 (C) 32 (D) 36

Answer 1

volume of water displaced = total men * water displaced by one men
24*15*1/100= n * 0.1
36/10 = n/10
n = 36 men