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If snow falls at a rate of x centimeters per minute, how many hours wo
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If snow falls at a rate of x centimeters per minute, how many hours would it take for y centimeters to fall?
A. \(\frac{x}{60y}\)
B. \(\frac{y}{60x}\)
C. \(\frac{60x}{y}\)
D. \(\frac{60Y}{x}\)
E. 60xy
A. \(\frac{x}{60y}\)
B. \(\frac{y}{60x}\)
C. \(\frac{60x}{y}\)
D. \(\frac{60Y}{x}\)
E. 60xy
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If snow falls at a rate of x centimeters per minute, how many hours would it take for y centimeters to fall?
A. \(\frac{x}{60y}\)
B. \(\frac{y}{60x}\)
C. \(\frac{60x}{y}\)
D. \(\frac{60Y}{x}\)
E. 60xy
A. \(\frac{x}{60y}\)
B. \(\frac{y}{60x}\)
C. \(\frac{60x}{y}\)
D. \(\frac{60Y}{x}\)
E. 60xy
Important: We're given information about the rate of snowfall in centimeters per MINUTE, but the question asked us to provide our answer in terms of HOURS.
So, our first step is to convert the rate to centimeters per HOUR.
If snow falls at a rate of x centimeters per MINUTE, then we can also say that the snow falls at a rate of 60x centimeters per HOUR (since there are 60 minutes in 1 hour).
How many hours would it take for y centimeters to fall?
time = output/rate
Plug in our values to get: time = y/60x
Answer: B
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