document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=176332>Question 176332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two rainstorms occured  in one week in a certain area in the first storm 30mL of rain fell per hour, and in the second storm 15 mL of rain fell per hour. Rain fell that week for a total of 45 hours for a total rain fall of 975 mL how long was each storm. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #131438 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=131438\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=length of 30ml storm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 45-x=length of the 15ml storm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of rainfall for the 30ml storm=30x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amount of rainfoall for the 15ml storm=15(45-x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we know that the total amount of rainfall equals the sum of the above two amounts, so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x+15(45-x)=975  get rid of parens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x+675-15x=975 subtract 675 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30x-15x+675-675=975-675  collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x=300 divide each side by 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=20 hr----------------------------------length of 30ml storm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45-x=45-20=25 hr------------------------------length of 15ml storm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20*30+25*15=975<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600+375=975<BR>\n" );
document.write( "975=975\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does this help??------ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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