Question

It snowed 1/8 inch every hour for 3 hours. Then it snowed 1/2 inch every hour for 7 hours. How many total inches of snow fell after those ten hours? Select all possible answers.

Answer 1

(1/8*3)+(1/2*7)

3/8+7/2

31/8 inches

Answer 2

31/8 inches of snow or 3 and 7/8 inches