50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and 20 m broad on a religious day

50 men took a dip in a water tank 40 m long and 20 m broad on a religious day. If the average displacement of water by a man is 4 m3, then the rise in the water level in the tank will be

  1. 20 cm
  2. 25 cm
  3. 35 cm
  4. 50 cm

Answer

Displacement of water by 1 man = 4 m3

Total volume of water displaced by 50 men = (4 x 50) m3 = 200 m3

Rise in water level in the tank is same as the height of the volume of cuboid.

Volume = Length x Breadth x Height

Rise in water level = 200/(40 x 20) = 0.25 m or 25 cm

The correct option is B.