After the winter storm the depth of snow on Cherry street was 10 cm But then the snow started to melt at the rate of 1/3 cm per hour what was the depth after 3 hours

After 3 hours, the depth of snow on Cherry street will be 9 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

1. First let us list or the parameters given

Original depth = 10 cm

melting rate = 1/3 cm per hour, which means after every 1 hour, a depth of 1/3 cm melts.

2. Next, let us find the depth that has melted after 3 hours:

1 hour = 1/3 cm

∴ 3 hours = 1/3 × 3 = 1 cm.

So, after 3 hours at a melting rate of 1/3 cm, a total depth of 1 cm had melted

3. To find the depth of snow on the road after 3 hours, we will subtract the amount melted after 3 hours from the original depth of snow on the road:

Original depth - depth melted after 3 hours = 10 - 1 = 9 cm.

Therefore after 3 hours the depth of snow left on the road is 9 cm.

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