We were told that the town received 20 Inches of rain In two weeks. A week has 7 days. This means that the number of days in 2 weeks is 2 * 7 = 14 days
Let x represent the inches of rain received in 31 days.
If the town received 20 inches of rain in two weeks, the equations would be as shown below
20 = 14
x = 31
By cross multiplying, we have
x * 14 = 20 * 31
14x = 620
x = 620/14
x = 44.286
Rounding to the nearest inch, we have 44 inches
