April 2021
Problem of the Month
Snowtime in Colorado
Last month, the city of Fort Collins, Colorado was hit with a snowstorm that dumped 20" of snow. This snow yielded about 10" snow = 1" water (that is, 10
inches of snow melts down to 1 inch of water).
Mr. P's driveway is 20' x 22', and the sidewalk that he must shovel is 99' x 4' on one side and 76' x 4' in the front (Mr. P lives on the corner).
How many pounds did Mr. P have to lift to clear his driveway and sidewalk of the snow?
HINT: Use the following in your computations:
1 cubic inch = 0.004329 U.S. gallons
1 gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds
Extra Credit:
I rounded up the numbers in the problem. To get extra credit, use the actual totals:
Fort Collins officially received 19.6 inches of snow and 2.31 inches of precipitation (water) during the storm.