Chapter 6.5, Problem 24PPS

To determine

To find: the amount of rain fell in $15$ minutes and $28$ minutes.

Answer to Problem 24PPS

The amount of rain fell in $15$ minutes and $28$ minutes is $14.29$ inches and $8$ inches.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Consider the amount of rain is $12$ inches in $42$ minutes.

Calculation:

Amount of rain in $1$ minute $=\frac{12}{42}$ inches

Amount of rain in $15$ minutes is

  $\begin{array}{l}=15\times \frac{12}{42}\\ =4.285\end{array}$

Amount of rain in $28$ minutes is

  $\begin{array}{l}=28\times \frac{12}{42}\\ =8\end{array}$

Hence,

The amount of rain fell in $15$ minutes and $28$ minutes is $14.29$ inches and $8$ inches.