One wet weekend, 0.86 inches of rain fell on Saturday. The next day, 1.52 inches of rain fell. How many inches of rain fell over the weekend?
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To find out how many inches of rain fell over the weekend, you need to add the amount of rain that fell on Saturday to the amount that fell on Sunday.
So, let's add 0.86 inches (Saturday) to 1.52 inches (Sunday) to get the total amount of rain:
0.86 + 1.52 = 2.38 inches
Therefore, over the weekend, a total of 2.38 inches of rain fell.