Data:
The city received 12 (1/4) inches of rain in 25 (1/2) hours.
Procedure:
Rewriting the numbers as decimals.
[tex]12\cdot\frac{1}{4}=12.25[/tex][tex]25\cdot\frac{1}{2}=25.5[/tex]To find the approximate rainfall rate in inches per hour, we have to do as follows:
[tex]\frac{12.25}{25.5}\approx0.48\frac{in}{h}[/tex]Rounding the result, we get...
[tex]0.48\approx0.5\approx\frac{1}{2}[/tex]Answer: D. about 1/2 inch per hour
