Question

Emma has a rain gauge on her deck to measure the amount of rain that falls in the area. After a storm with steady rain, there were 4.23 inches of water in the rain gauge. If the storm lasted 3 hours, how much water did the rain gauge collect every hour?

Answer 1

1.41 inches per hour

Explanation:

volume of water for 3 hrs=4.23 inches

v of water for 1 hours=4.23/3=1.21inches

Answer 2

1.41 inches per hour