Question

A rain fall of 0.715 cm was recorded in 5 hours. What was the average amount of rain per hour _____​

Answer 1

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The average amount of rain per hour is 0.143 cm.

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Given:

• Amount of rain recorded in 5 hours = 0.715 cm

Asked:

• Average amount of rain per hour

Solution:

It means, total amount of rain per 5 hours = 0.715 cm

So, average amount of rain per hour = $\frac{Amount \ of \ rain \ in \ 5 \ hours}{5 \ hours}$ cm

⇒ $\frac{0.715}{5}$ cm

⇒ 0.143 cm

Hence, the average amount of rain per hour is 0.143 cm.

Answer 2

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given that,

• A rain fall of 0.715 cm was recorded in 5 hours.

☯️we need to find the average amount of rain per hour.

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According to the Question,

$\sf{ \underline { \red {formula : \frac{Total \: amount \: of \: rainfall \: in \: 5\: hours}{5 \: hours} }}}$

$: \implies \sf \: \frac{0.715}{5} \: cm /hr \\ \\ : \implies \sf \:0.143 \: cm /hr$

hence , 0.143 cm rain was fallen per hour.

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