###Human: 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?, ### Assistant: First find how many hours of runoff the sewers can handle: 240,000 / 1000 gallons/hour = 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 = 10 days 
 So the answer is :  10