Question

One wintry week a ski town got 5 1/3 inches of snow. On monday the town got 2 3/4 inches; on tuesday it got 1 1/2 times as much; and on wednesday it got 7/8 inch. How much snow did the town get the rest of the week?

Answer 1

Answer: The amount of snow the town get the rest of the week is given by

`(5)/(24)`

Explanation:

`\text{ Total inches of snow town got in a week }=5(1)/(3)=(16)/(3)`

`\text{ Amount of snow it is receiving on Monday}=2(3)/(4)=(11)/(4)\text{ inches }`

`\text{Amount of snow it is receiving on Tuesday}=1(1)/(2)=(3)/(2)\text{ inches }`

`\text{Amount of snow it is receiving on Wednesday}=(7)/(8)\text{ inches }`

`\text{Amount it is receiving in remaining week is given by}`

`(16)/(3)-((11)/(4)+(3)/(2)+(7)/(8))\\\\=(16)/(3)-(22+12+7)/(8)\\\\=(16)/(3)-(41)/(8)\\\\=(128-125)/(8)\\\\=(5)/(24)\text{ inches }`

So, the amount of snow the town get the rest of the week is given by

`(5)/(24)\text{ inches }`