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During a thunderstorm, 600 millimeters of rain fell in 30 minutes. How fast did the rain fall, in millimeters per minute?

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20 milliliters per minute
User Timmmm
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The rain fell 20 millimeters per minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the answer, we must divide the amount of rain by the number of minutes it took to fall.

600 divided by 30 = 20 millimeters.
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