A town accumulated 2 inches of snow and the depth is increasing by 6 inches every hour. A nearby town ha accumulated 9 inches of snow and the depth is increasing by 3 inches every hour. In how many hours, to the nearest tenth, will the snow fall in both of the towns be equal?

it will take 2.33 hours for the snow fall in both of the towns be equal.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the number of hours that it will take for the snow fall in both of the towns be equal.

A town accumulated 2 inches of snow and the depth is increasing by 6 inches every hour. This means that in x hours, the depth of snow in the town would be

6x + 2

A nearby town has accumulated 9 inches of snow and the depth is increasing by 3 inches every hour. This means that in x hours, the depth of snow in the town would be

3x + 9

For the snow fall in both of the towns be equal, the number of hours would be

6x + 2 = 3x + 9

6x - 3x = 9 - 2

3x = 7

x = 7/3 = 2.33 hours

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