Question

During a big storm, 28 inches of snow fell in 8 hours. Find the rate of snowfall in inches per hour.

Answer 1

We will determine the rate of showfall in inches per hour as follows:

$\frac{28in}{8h}=\frac{7in}{2h}=\frac{3.5in}{h}$

So, the rate of snowfal in inches per hour is 3.5 inches per hour.