there is rain at a rate of 12 centimeters per hour all over new jersey . somewhere downtown in new jersey a group of students are waiting for the rain to stop . if the rain filled a tank the with a base area of 250 square centimeters and a depth of 6 centimeters , how long did the students wait for the rain to stop ?
answer is : e , 4 hours and 30 mins the volume of the tank is irrelevant and only height matters since rain fell all over the city . thus , it takes only . 12 / 6 = 2 hours of rain to fill the tank .
divide(divide(multiply(250, 6), 12), multiply(6, const_10))