Clay was paid $42 for 5 hours of babysitting. What is his hourly pay? Answer must include 2 decimal places.(1 point)
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Clay's hourly pay is $8.40.
If 7 inches of snow has fallen over the past 4 hours, then the rate of snowfall is 7 inches per 4 hours.
To find out how many total inches will fall over the next 24 hours, we can set up a proportion. Let "x" represent the number of inches that will fall over the next 24 hours.
We can set up the proportion:
7 inches / 4 hours = x inches / 24 hours
Cross-multiplying, we get:
4 * x = 7 * 24
Simplifying, we have:
4x = 168
Dividing both sides by 4, we get:
x = 168 / 4
x = 42
Therefore, if the pace continues, a total of 42 inches will fall over the next 24 hours.