Question

As a general rule-of-thumb, on average, 13 inches of snow will melt down to 1 inch of liquid water. Therefore, a 33-inch snowfall will produce approximately ______ inches of liquid.

A. 1
B. 2.5
C. 3
D. 5.5

Answer 1

A 33-inch snowfall will produce approximately 2.5 inches of liquid water.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how much liquid water is produced from a 33-inch snowfall, we can use the given rule-of-thumb that 13 inches of snow will melt down to 1 inch of liquid water on average. We can set up a proportion to solve for the number of inches of liquid water produced.

1. 13 inches of snow = 1 inch of liquid water
2. 33 inches of snow = ? inches of liquid water

Cross multiplying, we get:

13 inches of snow * ? inches of liquid water = 33 inches of snow * 1 inch of liquid water

Now, we can solve for the number of inches of liquid water:

? inches of liquid water = (33 inches of snow * 1 inch of liquid water) / 13 inches of snow

Calculating this expression, we find that a 33-inch snowfall will produce approximately 2.53846154 inches of liquid water.