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Question 826572: average rainfall from monday to saturday is .3 inches. due to heavy rainfall on sunday average rainfall for the week increased to .5 inches. what was the rainfall on sun?
Answer by psbhowmick(878) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the rainfall on Sun be H inches.

Total rainfall in the week = 6x0.3 + H

Also, total rainfall can be computed as 7x0.5

7x0.5 = 6x0.3 + H
H = 3.5 - 1.8 = 1.7

Therefore, rainfall on Sunday was 1.7 inches.