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A soil has dry unit weight of 15.5 kN/m3, specific gravity of 2.65 and degree of saturation of 72%. Considering the unit weight of water as 10 kN/m3, the water content of the soil (in %, round off to two decimal places) is _______.

Correct : 19.00 to 19.50

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