From 12 noon Thursday until 8 p. m. Thursday, the total amount of snowfall was 12 inches. Calculate the snowfall rate, in inches per hour.

1 1/2 inch of snow per hour

Explanation:

You'd simply take the amount of time (8 hours) and divide it by the amount of snowfall (12 inches) to get the hourly rate.

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