document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152068>Question 1152068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An inch of snow on an acre of land would produce x gallons of water. Determine amt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An acre = 43560 sq. ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An inch of snow = 10 in. of rain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume = length * width * height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Not sure how to solve. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #773985 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=773985\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i think the ratio is 1 inch of rain is equal to 10 inches of snow.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference from the web:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The baseline ratio of rain to snow is 1 inch of rain equals 10 inches of snow. For example, to calculate the snowfall equivalent of 3 inches of rain, multiply 3 by 10 to obtain 30 inches of snow as the baseline conversion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "taking that into consideration, you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if 1 inch of rain is equal to 10 inches of snow, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 inches of snow is equal to 1 inch of rain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides of that equation by 10 and you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 inch of snow is equal to 1/10 inches of rain.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with this in mind, you would have to change your problem to something like this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An inch of snow on an acre of land would produce x gallons of water. Determine amt.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An acre = 43560 sq. ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An inch of snow = 1/10 of an inch of rain.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Volume = length * width * height.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assuming this is what you meant, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "an acre = 43560 square feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that's equivalent to 43560 * 144 = 6272640 square inches.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this would be the base of the volume of water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the height of the water would be 1/10 of an inch high, therefore the volume of water would be 6272640 * 1/10 = 627264 cubic inches of water.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "there are 231 cubic inches in a gallon, therefore the amount of water would be equal to 627264 / 231  = 2715.428571 gallons of water.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's what i think.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check it out and see if you agree.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if that's not what you meant, then please change the problem to what you meant.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in either case, the baseline ratio of rain to snow is accurate according to information i found on the web.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "keep in mind that baseline is kind of like an average type figure. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the actual ratio is dependent on many factors, like the type of snow, the weather when the snow falls, the type of rain, etc.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since you had the ratio of 10 to 1, only reversed, then i think the baseline would work for you when you reverse it.<BR>\n" );
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