Referring to Table ?, determine what percentage of the average family’s
monthly irrigation needs could be met using the water harvested from the
rooftop in this storm. (Hint: Divide the answer to question ??c by the
number of gallons used for monthly irrigation [Table ?] and multiply the
result by ???.) What will be an ideal response?
(990 gal ÷ 1440 gal) x 100 = 69%
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