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In 1/6 hour, 1/10 inch of snow fell.

So to find the unit rate per hour, we need to make a proportion.


((1)/(6) )/((1)/(10) ) = (1)/(x)

1/6 is 10 minutes out of an hour so 6/6 or 1 would be an hour.

We can cross multiply. 1/10 * 1 = 1/10, 1/6 * x = 1/6x

1/6x = 1/10

Divide both sides by 1/6 to isolate x.

x = 3/5

Every hour, 3/5 inch of rain will fall.

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