document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=41820>Question 41820</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone out there help me solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Is the rate 1.2 inches of rain/5 hours equivalent to the rate 2.1 inches of rain/8 hours?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Thanks,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you divide each fraction you can than compare the amount of rain that falls in only one hour:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.2 inches of rain/5 hours = 1.2/5 = .2400 inches/1 hour (the least rain fall)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.1 inches of rain/8 hours = 2.1/8 =.2625 inches/1 hour (the most rain fall)<BR>\n" );
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