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Ruiz Creek overflows its banks after 12 centimeters of rainfall. One day rain fell at the rate of 4 centimeters every hour. How much time did people living by Ruiz Creek have to get away from danger?

2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
Please assist

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Answer:

3 hours

12 (the amount of cm it takes to overflow) divided by 4 (the amount of rainwater that falls in an hour) = 3

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