Math quest after a winter storm, the depth of the snow on cherry street was 10 / text{ cm}10 cm10, space, c, m. but then, the snow started melting at a rate of / dfrac{1}{3} / text{ cm} 3 1 cmstart fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction, space, c, m per hour. what was the depth of the snow on cherry street after 333 hours?

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Casey Friedman

27 February, 02:01

Math quest after a winter storm, the depth of the snow on cherry street was 10 / text{ cm}10 cm10, space, c, m. but then, the snow started melting at a rate of / dfrac{1}{3} / text{ cm} 3 1 cmstart fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction, space, c, m per hour. what was the depth of the snow on cherry street after 333 hours?

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Cindy Lang · Answer 1

We are given that the initial depth of snow is 10 cm while the rate of melting is 1/3 cm per hour. So the melted ice after 3 hours is:

melted = (1/3 cm/hr) * 3 hours = 1 cm

Hence the depth left is:

depth = 10 cm - 1 cm = 9 cm

Answer:

9 cm