Question

(a) Ten inches of snow is equivalent to about one inch of rain.1 Write an equation for the amount of precipitation, measured in inches of

Answer 1

So you're looking for the amount of rain given the amount of snow. First let's label y as the amount of rain and x as the amount of snow. To get the equation use a ratio.

(1 in rain)/(10 in snow) = y/x
Cross multiply to get the final equation.


\[y = (1/10) x\]
x= amount of snow in inches
y= amount of rain in inches