Question

1. During a thunder storm, the amount of rain on the ground increased at an average rate of 0.25
inch per hour. There was already 4.5 inches of rain on the ground when the storm started.
What is the total amount of rain on the ground, in inches, after 8 hours of the storm?

Answer 1

PROBLEM SOLVING

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What is Asked

What is the total amount of rain on the ground, in inches, after 8 hours of the storm?

Given

• Average Rate of Rain on Inch Per Hour = 0.25
• The Rain on the Ground = 4.5
• Time of Raining = 8 hours

Operation

• Multiplication and Addition

Number Sentence

• (0.25 x 8) + 4.5
• = 2 + 4.5
• = 6.5

Final Answer

• Hence, the total amount of rain is 6.5 inches.