Respuesta :

6 2/3 ÷ 2/3
= 20/3 ÷ 2/3
= 20/3 × 3/2
= 20/2
= 10

Answer
10 hours
You can use a proportion.

2/3 inch is to 1 hour as 6 2/3 inch is to x hours.

[tex] \dfrac{\frac{2}{3}~inch}{1~hour} = \dfrac{6 \frac{2}{3}~inch}{x} [/tex]

Cross multiply to get

[tex] \dfrac{2}{3} x = 6 \dfrac{2}{3} [/tex]

[tex] \dfrac{2}{3} x = \dfrac{20}{3} [/tex]

[tex] 2x = 20 [/tex]

[tex] x = 10 [/tex]

Answer: It rained for 10 hours.
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