Question

During a heavy storm, rain falls for 4.2 hours through the night. A weather station monitors the rain by measuring the milliliters of water it takes to fill a container. How many milliliters of rain will fill the container if the rain falls at a rate of 3 quarts per 39 minutes? Round to one decimal.

Answer 1

Answer: 18,359.2 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the rain lasted for 4.2 hours.

Each hour, has 60 minutes.

Then the time of the rain was = 4.2*60min = 252 min.

Now, we know that the rate of the rain is 3 quarts per 39 minutes.

Then the total amount of rain, in quarts, will be:

R = (252min/39min)*3 quarts = 19.4 quarts.

But we want this answer in milliliters, then we can use the relation:

1 quart = 946.353 mL

Then 19.4 quarts are equal to: 19.4*(946.353 mL) = 18,359.2 mL