Question

The morning low tide at the beach is 12 inches. After 6 hours, the afternoon high tide is 57 inches. What is the average number of inches the tide changed per hour?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

7.5 inches per hour

Explanation:

Given that:

Morning low tide at beach = 12 inches

Afternoon tide after 6 hours = 57 inches

Average number of inches tide changed per hour :

(Afternoon tide - morning tide) / number of hours

(57 inches - 12 inches) / 6 hours

45 inches / 6 hours

= 7.5 inches per hour