Question

10. It rained 3.75 inches in 15 hours. At this rate, how much will

it rain in 35 hours? Answer in decimal form.

Answer 1

To find how much it will rain in 35 hours at the given rate, set up a proportion. The answer is 8.75 inches.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find how much it will rain in 35 hours at the given rate, we can set up a proportion.

Since it rained 3.75 inches in 15 hours, the rate is 3.75 inches / 15 hours = 0.25 inches/hour.

Let x be the amount of rainfall in 35 hours.

We can set up the proportion 0.25 inches/hour = x inches / 35 hours.

Cross multiplying, we get x = 0.25 inches/hour * 35 hours = 8.75 inches.

Therefore, it will rain 8.75 inches in 35 hours.