Question

The average annual rainfall for a town is 43.2 inches.

What is the average monthly rainfall?

The average monthly rainfall for the previous 9 months was 4 inches. Did the town exceed its average annual rainfall? If so, by how much?

Answer 1

The average is 3.6

Answer 2

thank you!! how did you get the answer?

Answer 3

yes it did exceed the average rain fall

Answer 4

you divide 43.2 divided by 12

Answer 5

average annual rainfall is 43.2 inches.....there are 12 months in a year, so divide by 12 to get the average monthly rainfall.
43.2/12 = 3.6 per month

Answer 6

it exceeded by 10.8 inches

Answer 7

9 months at 4 inches per month = (9 * 4) = 36 inches
I am a little confused here....are we supposed to compare what was made for the 9 months to the average yearly rainfall ?

Answer 8

what i did is 3.6 x 3 because of the 3 months missing, then i got 10.8 and that is it

Answer 9

my question is : are we supposed to account for the 3 missing months

Answer 10

yes because it says did it exceed and by how much so you count the whole year