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problem involving the consumption of dissolved oxygen in water by sugar

A large pond is 300m by 95m with an average depth of 2.5m.  Assuming that the pond is saturated with oxygen, calculate the amount of sugar (C12H22O11) in kg that would be sufficient to completely consume the dissolved oxygen.

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