During a heavy rainstorm, a city in Florida received 12 1/4 inches of rain in 25 1/2 hours. What is the approximate rainfall rate in inches per hour? A. About 2 inches per hour

B. about 1/4 inch per hour

C. about 1 inch per hour

D. about 1/2 inch per hour​

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.