Answer: The required inches per hour rate of rainfall is given by
[tex]1.5+\frac{24}{x}[/tex]
Explanation:
Since we have given that
the depth of a wading pool during a rainstorm = 1.5x+24 inches
Number of hours it had been raining = x hours
We need to calculate the inches per hour , so we use division operation, and we divide the depth of a wading pool with number of hours.
So, it becomes ,
[tex]\frac{1.5x+24}{x}=1.5+\frac{24}{x}[/tex]
So, the required inches per hour rate of rainfall is given by
[tex]1.5+\frac{24}{x}[/tex]