SOLUTION: ten inches of heavy, wet snow are equivalent to three inches of rain. Estimate the water content in 17 inches of heavy, wet snow.

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Question 659043: ten inches of heavy, wet snow are equivalent to three inches of rain. Estimate the water content in 17 inches of heavy, wet snow.
Answer by colliefan(242) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up the ratios, then cross multiply, then solve for the unknown.
3 in rain/10 in of snow = x in of rain/17 in of snow
3%2F10=x%2F17
3%2A17=10x
51=10x
5.1 inches of rain=x