The sewers in Middleton can handle 240,000 gallons of run-off. Each hour of rain produces 1000 gallons of runoff. How many days of rain can the sewers handle before they overflow? Let's think step by step and output the final answer after "####".
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First find how many hours of runoff the sewers can handle: 240,000 / 1000 gallons/hour = <<240000/1000=240>>240 hours
Then divide that time by the number of hours per day to find how many days of rain the sewers can handle: 240 hours / 24 hours/day = <<240/24=10>>10 days
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The sewers in Middleton can handle 240,000 gallons of run-off. Each hour of rain produces 1000 gallons of runoff. How many days of rain can the sewers handle before they overflow?
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