Question

1.9.PS-16

Answer 1

Answer:

0.0625 Inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Divide the decrease in water level by the length of the time interval.

decrease = 7/12 inches ≅ 0.583 inches

Time interval: From 11 pm to 8:20 am you have 9:20 hours = (9 + 20/60) hours ≅ 9.33 hours

So the water drops at a rate of about

0.583/9.33 inches/hour ≅ 0.0625 inches/hour

That means that each hour it drops about 0.0625 inches.