Question

The depth of a wading pool during a rainstorm was 1.5x+24 inches after it had been raining for x hours. How many inches per hour was the rate of the rainfall?

Answer 1

Answer: The required inches per hour rate of rainfall is given by

$1.5+\frac{24}{x}$

Explanation:

Since we have given that

the depth of a wading pool during a rainstorm = 1.5x+24 inches

Number of hours it had been raining = x hours

We need to calculate the inches per hour , so we use division operation, and we divide the depth of a wading pool with number of hours.

So, it becomes ,

$\frac{1.5x+24}{x}=1.5+\frac{24}{x}$

So, the required inches per hour rate of rainfall is given by

$1.5+\frac{24}{x}$