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a town in east texas received 19 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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2 weeks=14 days...
19x2=38, so 38 inches of rain in 4 weeks.
Divide 19/14 to find how many inch of rain in a day.
19/14=1.35, so 1.35x3=4.050...
38+4.050=42.05...
There is 42.05 inches in 31 days...

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