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A total of 3 ft falls over 3 days. On the first day, 1/6 of the total rain falls. On the second day, 7/12 of the total rain falls. How much rain falls each day in inches? Show your work. Please help.

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Answer:

Day 1: 6 inches

Day 2: 21 inches

Day 3: 9 inches

Explanation:

First, we need to convert the total rainfall from feet to inches. Since 1 foot is equal to 12 inches, 3 feet is equal to 36 inches.

On the first day, 1/6 of the total rainfall falls, so:

(1/6) * 36 = 6 inches

On the second day, 7/12 of the total rainfall falls, so:

(7/12) * 36 = 21 inches

To find the rainfall on the third day, we can subtract the rainfall on the first and second days from the total rainfall:

36 - 6 - 21 = 9 inches

Therefore, the amount of rainfall on each day, in inches, is:

Day 1: 6 inches

Day 2: 21 inches

Day 3: 9 inches

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