A horizontal stratified soil deposit consists of three layers each uniform in itself. The permeabilities of these layers are 8 × 10^–4 cm/s, 52 × 10^–4 cm/s, and 6 × 10^–4 cm/s,and their thicknesses are 7, 3 and 10 m respectively. Find the effective average permeability in mm/s of the deposit in the vertical direction. a.7.7 x 10^-3 b.8.9 x 10^-3 c.13.6 x 10^-3 d.15.9 x 10^-3

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A horizontal stratified soil deposit consists of three layers each uniform in itself. The permeabilities of these layers are 8 × 10^–4 cm/s, 52 × 10^–4 cm/s, and 6 × 10^–4 cm/s,and their thicknesses are 7, 3 and 10 m respectively. Find the effective average permeability in mm/s of the deposit in the vertical direction.
a.7.7 x 10^-3
b.8.9 x 10^-3
c.13.6 x 10^-3
d.15.9 x 10^-3
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