Question

Use the table to determine the location with the greatest amount of rainfall and the location with the least amount of rainfall.
a.Using complete sentences, identify the location with the greatest amount of rainfall and the location with the least amount of rainfall, and express the ratio of their respective rainfalls as a whole number.
b. Describe what this ratio tells you.

Needles, California 0.1173 m
Mt. Waialeale, Hawai'i 11.4 m
Puako, Hawai’i 25.6 cm
Death Valley, California 57 mm
Mojave, California 160 mm
Hilo, Hawai'i 480 cm

Answer 1

Can you upload a image for the question instead...you should pay attention to the units, know that meters (m) > centimetres (cm) > millimetres (mm)

Answer 2

So if you notice Mt. Waialeale, Hawaii it says 11.4m and assuming that is for greatest amount of rainfall that would be it. Do you get the idea?

Answer 3

We should convert them all to a certain unit, so maybe meters, or what ever you're most comfortable with. So you can get a clearer picture.
\[1m = 100 cm = 1000 mm\]

Answer 4

I am trying to get an image now

Answer 5

Ok

Answer 6

Ah so it wants it in meters as well, that's great :)

Answer 7

Do you know how to put it in scientific notation?

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

It's basically counting the amount of zeros, so if we have