document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=542435>Question 542435</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> solve this proportion: a rainstorm produced a rainfall of 2 inches per hour. How many hours would it take to get a rainfall amount of one foot. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #354567 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=354567\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">Given:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 inches per hour<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Want:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 foot per x hours<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's change the foot into inches to make it easier.  Then we want<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 inches per x hours<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From this it is fairly straightforward to see that it would need to rain for 6 hours to accumulate 12 inches of rain.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But we can also set it up as a proportion.  In other words:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 inches is to 1 hour as 12 inches is to x hours?<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then we just need to cross multiply and solve for x:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So again, it would take 6 hours to have one foot (or 12 inches) of rainfall.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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