The rain caused the river to rise a total of 6 2/3 inches. The river was rising at an average of 2/3 of an dinch each hour. How

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Nady [450]

3 years ago

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The rain caused the river to rise a total of 6 2/3 inches. The river was rising at an average of 2/3 of an dinch each hour. How

many hours didi it rain?

Mathematics

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icang [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-14T13:09:40+03:00

icang [17]3 years ago

6 0

6 2/3 divided by 2/3 is 20/3 * 3/2 = 60/6 = 10 hours

I used the trick that dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying by the inverse. (ie., divide by 2/3 is like multiplying with 3/2)

stiv31 [10] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-14T15:38:55+03:00

stiv31 [10]3 years ago

3 0

The answer is 6, I think