If a river's flow rate is 500 cubic meters per second, how many liters of water flow through the river in one hour? (2000)

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Q: If a river's flow rate is 500 cubic meters per second, how many liters of water flow through the river in one hour? (2000)

Solution: Flow rate in liters = 500 m³/s × 3600 s = 1800000 liters.

Steps: 5

Step 1: Understand that the flow rate of the river is given as 500 cubic meters per second (m³/s).
Step 2: Know that 1 cubic meter is equal to 1000 liters.
Step 3: Convert the flow rate from cubic meters to liters by multiplying by 1000: 500 m³/s × 1000 = 500000 liters per second.
Step 4: Calculate how many seconds are in one hour. There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour, so: 60 seconds/minute × 60 minutes/hour = 3600 seconds in one hour.
Step 5: Multiply the flow rate in liters per second by the number of seconds in one hour to find the total liters in one hour: 500000 liters/second × 3600 seconds = 1800000000 liters.