Question

Increases in snow levels are recorded with positive numbers. Decreases in snow levels are recorded with negative numbers.
After a winter storm, the depth of the snow on Cherry Street was 10 \text{ cm}10 cm10, start text, space, c, m, end text. But then, the snow started melting at a rate of \dfrac{1}{3} \text{ cm} 3
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​ cmstart fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction, start text, space, c, m, end text per hour.
What was the depth of the snow on Cherry Street after 333 hours?
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Answer 1

Given : the depth of the snow on Cherry Street was 10  cm  

the snow started melting at a rate of 1/3 cm  per hour.

To Find : What was the depth of the snow on Cherry Street after 3 hours

Solution:

depth of the snow on Cherry Street  = 10 cm

snow  melting  rate =  1/3 cm  per hour.

Snow melted in 3 hrs = 3 x (1/3)  = 1  cm

depth of the snow on Cherry Street after 3 hours = 10 - 1  =  9 cm

depth of the snow on Cherry Street after 3 hours = 9 cm

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Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is 9 cm