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2 cm of rain has fallen on a square kilometer of land. Assuming that 50% of the rain drops could have been collected and contained in a pool having a `100 m xx 10 m` base, by what level would the water level in the pool have increased?

A

15 m

B

20 m

C

10m

D

25m

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