Question

3 feet of snow fell in 1 2/3 hours. What was that rate in inches per hours?

Answer 1

Answer:

21 $\frac{3}{5}$in/hr

Step-by-step explanation:

Distance of snow fall  = 3ft

Time taken  = 1$\frac{2}{3}$hrs

Unknown:

Rate of snowfall = ?

Solution:

The rate of the snowfall is the same as the speed of the fall;

  Rate of snowfall  = $\frac{distance of snowfall}{time}$

Convert the ft to inches;

             1ft  = 12inches

             3ft  = 3 x 12  = 36inches

Input the parameters and solve;

           Rate of snowfall  = $\frac{36}{\frac{5}{3} }$   = 36 x $\frac{3}{5}$ = 21 $\frac{3}{5}$in/hr