SOLUTION: ten inches of heavy, wet snow are equivalent to three inches of rain. Estimate the water content in 17 inches of heavy, wet snow.

SOLUTION: ten inches of heavy, wet snow are equivalent to three inches of rain. Estimate the water content in 17 inches of heavy, wet snow.

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Question 659043: ten inches of heavy, wet snow are equivalent to three inches of rain. Estimate the water content in 17 inches of heavy, wet snow.
Answer by colliefan(242) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up the ratios, then cross multiply, then solve for the unknown.
3 in rain/10 in of snow = x in of rain/17 in of snow

5.1 inches of rain=x

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