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An estuary has volume V=107V = 10^7 m3^3. Freshwater enters at a rate Q=105Q = 10^5 m3^3/day, and tidal exchange adds a mixing flow rate of T=4times105T = 4 \\times 10^5 m3^3/day. The average residence time of a water molecule in the estuary is given by tau=fracVQ+etaT\\tau = \\frac{V}{Q + \\eta T}, where eta=0.5\\eta = 0.5 is the tidal exchange efficiency. What is the residence time tau\\tau in days?