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A town in east Texas received 15 inches of rain in two weeks. If it kept raining at this rate for a 31−day month, how much rain did the town receive?
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A town in east Texas received 15 inches of rain in two weeks. If it kept raining at this rate for a 31−day month, how much rain did the town receive?

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Set up a proportion then solve by cross multiplying.
15/14= x/31
14x=(15)(31)
14x =465
x= 33 inches
User Vladimir Novopashin
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They would get around 33.21 inches of rain
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