SOLUTION: It rained as much as on Wednesday as on all the other days of the week combined. If the average rainfall for the whole week was 3 cms; how much did it rain on Wednesday?

Question 475973: It rained as much as on Wednesday as on all the other days of the week combined. If the average rainfall for the whole week was 3 cms; how much did it rain on Wednesday?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
How much rain fell in cm for the entire week?
cm on wednesday
cm on the remaining 6 days of the week
cm during the entire week
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An average is: (sum of measurements of samples) / (number of samples)
cm/wk

It rained 10.5 cm on Wednesday

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