One wintry week a ski town got 15 1/2 inches of snow. On Monday the town got 2 3/4 inches on Tuesday it got 1 1/2 times as much and on Wednesday it got 7/8 inch. How much snow did the town get for the rest of the week

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Elena Bernard

15 September, 02:11

One wintry week a ski town got 15 1/2 inches of snow. On Monday the town got 2 3/4 inches on Tuesday it got 1 1/2 times as much and on Wednesday it got 7/8 inch. How much snow did the town get for the rest of the week

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Jorge Palmer · Answer 1

On Monday the town got 2 3/4 (2.75) inches of snow.

On Tuesday it got 1 1/2 (1.5) times as much: 2.75 x 1.5 = 1.375 (inch)

⇒ On Tuesday the town got 1.375 inch of snow.

On Wednesday it got 7/8 (0.875) inch of snow.

After Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the town got:

2.75 + 1.375 + 0.875 = 5 (inches of snow)

For the rest of the week, the town got:

15 1/2 - 5 = 10 1/2 = 10.5 (inches of snow)