SOLUTION: Two rainstorms occurred in one week in a certain area. The first storm lasted 25 hours, and the second storm lasted 20 hours, for a total of 1275ml rain. What was the rate of rai

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Question 245855: Two rainstorms occurred in one week in a certain area. The first storm lasted 25 hours, and the second storm lasted 20 hours, for a total of 1275ml rain. What was the rate of rainfall for each of the two storms if the sum of the two rates was 55 per hour?
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20m + 25n = 1275
m + n = 55
-20m - 20n = -1100
20m + 25n = 1275
5n = 175
n = 35
Second Storm is 20 per hour
First Storm is 35 per hour

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