Question

During one winter snow storm in Denver Colorado Jesse noted that 16 inches of snow fell in 5 1/3 hours what was the rate of snowfall in one hour

Answer 1

3 inches/hour

Explanation:

During one winter snow storm in Denver Colorado Jesse noted that 16 inches of snow fell in
`5(1)/(3)` hours =
`(16)/(3)` hours

the snow fell in
`(16)/(3)` hours = 16 inches

snow fell in 1 hour =
`(16)/((16)/(3))`

=
`(16* 3)/(16)`

=
`(48)/(16)`

= 3 inches

The rate of snowfall would be 3 inches/hour.