prompt: In a single day, it rained for many hours. From 2pm to 4pm, it rained at a rate of 4 inches per hour.  From 4pm to 7pm, it rained at a rate of 3 inches per hour.  And from 7pm to 9pm, it rained at a rate of 0.5 inches per hour.  If the rain gauge started out the day already containing 2 inches of rainwater, how many inches of water will the gauge contain at 9pm?
messages.content: In a single day, it rained for many hours. From 2pm to 4pm, it rained at a rate of 4 inches per hour.  From 4pm to 7pm, it rained at a rate of 3 inches per hour.  And from 7pm to 9pm, it rained at a rate of 0.5 inches per hour.  If the rain gauge started out the day already containing 2 inches of rainwater, how many inches of water will the gauge contain at 9pm?
messages.role: user
messages.content: From 2pm to 4pm is 4-2=2 hours.
  Thus, from 2-4pm, raining at 4 inches per hour, it added 8 inches to the rain gauge.
  From 4pm to 7pm is 7-4=<<7-4=3>>3 hours.
  Thus, from 4-7pm, raining at a rate of 3 inches per hour, it added 3*3=<<3*3=9>>9 inches to the rain gauge.
  From 7pm to 9pm is 9-7=<<9-7=2>>2 hours.
  Thus, from 7-9pm, raining at a rate of 0.5 inches per hour, it added 2*0.5=1 inch to the gauge.
  If the gauge originally contained 2 inches of water, by 9pm the gauge contained 2+8+9+1=<<2+8+9+1=20>>20 inches of water.
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messages.role: assistant