In the city of Toyama, 4 meters of snow fell in 20 days. At this rate, how much time would it take for 12 meters of snow to fall?

Question

(a) Let t be the unknown amount of time it would take (in days). Using the values below, create a proportion that can be used to find t.
Values: t , 4 , 20 , 12

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(b) Use the proportion from part (a) to find the time it would take for 12 meters of snow to fall. Do not round any computations.

Answer 1

(a) The proportion that can be created using the values is:

t/4 = 20/12

(b) To find the time it would take for 12 meters of snow to fall, we can cross-multiply and solve for t:

12 * 20 = 4 * t

240 = 4t

t = 240/4

t = 60

Therefore, it would take 60 days for 12 meters of snow to fall.