Question

Many areas of Northern California depend on the snowpack of the Sierra Nevada Mountains for their water supply. If 300 cubic centimeters of snow will melt to 33 cubic centimeters of water, how much water does 600 cubic centimeters of snow produce?

16.5 cubic centimeters
66 cubic centimeters
72.6 cubic centimeters
5454 cubic centimeters

Answer 1

Option B is correct.

Explanation:

300 cm^3 of snow melts into 33 cm^3 water. We need to find how much water is produced if 600 cm^3 of snow is melt.

Solving using unitary method:

300 cm^3 of snow melts into water = 33 cm^3

1 cm^3 of snow melts into water = 33/300

600 cm^3 of snow melts into water = 33/300 *600

= 66 cm^3

So, Option B is correct.