Question

Seattle, Washington is known for being very rainy. One day last month, 8 inches of rain fell in 1 1/2 hours. What is the rate of rainfall expressed in feet per hour?

Answer 1

0.44ft/hr

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Quantity of rainfall = 8inches

1ft = 12inches

so;

`(8)/(12)` = 0.67ft

Time =
`(3)/(2)`hr

Unknown:

Rate of rainfall expressed in ft/hr = ?

Solution:

The rate of the rainfall is given as;

Rate =
`(Quantity)/(time)`

Rate =
`(0.67ft)/((3)/(2) )` = 0.44ft/hr