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A town received 18 inches of rain in three weeks. If it kept raining at this rate for a 30-day month, how much rain did the town receive?

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Igor_2 - 02.02.2016 11:07A town received 18 inches of rain in three weeks. If it kept raining at this rate for a 30-day month, how much rain did the town receive?

Landon Johnson - 02.02.2016 11:10If it rained 18 inches in 21 days, then it seems that it rained 18/21 or 6/7 inches of rain per day hypothetical. And since you want to see how many inches it rained in 30 day, multiply 6/7 by 30 and you get about 180/7=25.71 inches of rain. Hope this helps.

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