document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28496>Question 28496</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> PLEASE HELP ASAP:  Two rainstorms occured in one week in a certain area.  The first storm lasted 15 hours, and the second storm lasted 35 hours, for a total 1925ml of rain.  What was the rate of rainfall for each of the two storms if the sum of the two rates was 75ml per hour?<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 #15486 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15486\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the rate of the rainfall be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We wish to solve the first strom at 15 hours so its 15x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 35(75-x) because 75 is the highest value.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total Storm 1 + storm 2 = 1925ml.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15x+35(75-x)=1925<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x+2625-35x=1925<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20x=-700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75-35=40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence for the 15 hours rainfall the rate is 35mlph and for 35 hours rainfall the rate is 40mlph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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