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A town in east Texas received 10 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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If it rained 10 inches in 14 days, then it seems that it rained 10/14 or 5/7 inches of rain per day hypothetical. And since you want to see how many inches it rained in 31 day, multiply 5/7 by 31 and you get about 22.1 inches of rain. Hope this helps.
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