One the authors has a basement that leaks during heavy rains. The basement floor has an area of 1200 ft 2 and the water depth has been known to increase at a rate of 0.5 in./h. What size pump should...

One the authors has a basement that leaks during heavy rains. The basement floor has an area of 1200 ft²
and the water depth has been known to increase at a rate of 0.5 in./h. What size pump should the author rent to counter this influx of water (i.e., to keep the water level constant)? If the goal is not to keep the level constant, but rather to drain the basement at a rate of 2.0 in./h, even during the flooding, what capacity pump is required? Note that pump capacities at the local Rent-APump store are reported in gallons per minute.