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We can calculate the depth d of snow, in centimeters, that accumulates in Harper's yard during the first h hours of a snowstorm using the equation d= 5h. How many hours does it take for 1 centimeter of snow to accumulate in Harper's yard?\

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It takes 0.20 hours for 1 centimeter of snow to accumulate in Harper's Yard

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We are told that to calculate the depth d of snow, in centimeters, that accumulates in Harper's yard during the first h hours of a snowstorm we can use the equation:
d=5h.

To find number of hours it will take for 1 centimeter of snow to accumulate in Harper's yard we will substitute d=1 in our given equation.


1=5h

Dividing both sides of our equation by 5 we will get,


h=(1)/(5)=0.2

Therefore, it will take
(1)/(5) of an hour or 12 minutes for 1 centimeter of snow to accumulate in Harper's yard.

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