Question

Durning Saturday’s thunderstorms a total of 500 mm of rain fell in fell in 20 minutes.How many mm fell per minute

Answer 1

25mm of rain fell each second

Explanation:

we know that 500 mm fell in 20 minutes

so, we have to divide 500 by 20 giving us the amount of rain that fell each minute:

500/20 = 25

therefore, 25mm of rain fell each minute

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Answer 2

25 mm per minute

Explanation:

Take the amount of rain and divide by the number of minutes

500/20

25 mm per minute