On Thursday it snowed 3 ½ inches in 4 hours. On Friday it snowed 8 inches in 9 hours. On which day was it snowing faster?

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asked Aug 12, 2022 173k views

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Tim Cameron · Answer 1 · 2022-08-12T18:41:35+0000

Answer:

Friday

if Thursday snowed 3½ inch 4 hours

then for Friday

9 ÷ 8 = 1.125 inches for one hour

1.125 × 4 = 4.5 inches for 4 hours

1.25 inches more than Thursday. So, the answer is Friday ^^

William Hutchen · Answer 2 · 2022-08-16T11:10:45+0000

Answer:

Friday

Explanation:

Thursday 7/2 ÷ 4 = 7/8 inches an hour (.875)

Friday 8 ÷ 9 = 8/9 inches an hour (.888)

Friday it was snowing faster