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Jan 16, 2022 | El Dorado Hills

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Answer: 16% or 0.16 or 4/25

Solution: Making a probability tree, we see

Since there is a 40% of rain on both days, we multiply 0.40 × 0.40 = 0.16.

Did you figure it out?

Answer: 29 and 1/4 inches

Solution: Since 1 inch of rain is equivalent to 13 inches of snow, 2 inches of rain equals 26 inches of snow. To find how much 14 inches of rain is in snow, we need to find 1/4 of 13. To find a quarter of a number, we can take half of a half. Half of 13 is 6 and a 1/2, and half of that is 3 and 1/4 inches.

Altogether, 26 + 3 1/4 = 29 and 1/4 inches.

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