Question

Snow fell at a rate of
of an inch/hour. How much
snow fell in a period of 6
hours?

Answer 1

6 inches. If 1 inch fell every hour for 6 hours, 6 inches of snow would have fallen.

Answer 2

Explanation:

that implies a simple multiplication:

snow = (3/4)(6) = 4.5 inch

and note the units elimination in the operation as well:

= [inch/hour][hour] = inch

My fault if im wrong :(