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Two inches of heave, wet snow are equivalent to an inch of rain. Estimate the water content in 8 inches of heavy, wet snow. The water content of 8 inches of snow is?

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two inches of heave, wet snow are equivalent to an inch of rain. Estimate the water content in 8 inches of heavy, wet snow.
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2" snow = 1" rain
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8" of snow is 4 times --> 4" of rain
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