There are 5 inches of water in a bucket after 212 hours of a rainstorm. How much water will there be in the bucket after 8 hours if the rain continues at the same rate?

0.188 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

There are 5 inches of water in a bucket after 212 hours of a rainstorm

We need to find how much water will there be in the bucket after 8 hours if the rain continues at the same rate.

5 inches = 212 hours

1 hour = (5/212) inches

For 8 hours,

Hence, there will be 0.188 inches of water after 8 hours.