document.write( "Question 655990: five inches of heavy wet snow are equivalent to four inches of rain. estimate the water content in 15 inches of heavy wet snow.\r
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Let $\"+s+\"$ = inches of h.w.s.
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+s%2F5+=+r%2F4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+s+=+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+15%2F5+=+r%2F4+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4%2A15+=+5r+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5r+=+60+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+r+=+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The water content is 12 inches of rain
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