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In New York, it snows 8 inches in 3 hours. At this rate, how many inches of snow did they get in 9 hours?

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User Pentzzsolt
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Answer: 24 inches

Explanation:

  1. Set up the proportion 8/3 = x/9 so the 8 inches match up with the unknown amount of inches it snowed and 3 hours with the 9 hours.
  2. Cross multiply. 3x = 72
  3. Divide by 3 on both sides. x = 24
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