QUESTION
Objective Question
A city has a population of 1,40,000. As per Kuichling's formula, the fire demand for the city in lit/min is
Answer
( Option C)
37,650
Solution
As per Kuichling's formula, the fire demand rate is calculated as:
Where:
Q = Fire demand in liters/minute
P = Population in thousands
Calculation:
Given population = 1,40,000 ® P = 140
Q = 3182 ×
Q = 3182 ×11.832
Q ≈ 37,649.93 (which rounds to 37,650)
