Rene wants to track the inches of rainfall below or above the average monthly rainfall in four cities in Texas over the course of four months. Rene displays the data for her project in the table below. Negative numbers represent rainfall amounts below the city's average value; positive numbers represent rainfall amounts above the city's average value.
Monthly Rainfall Per City:
City Monthly Rainfall in inches:
San Antonio: 545, 523, 5.48, 5.25
Dallas: -7.25, -7.38, -7.41, -7.43
Houston: -3.29, -3.31, -3.33, -3.38
Beaumont: 838, 818, 8.25, 8.1
Rene attempted to order the rainfall amounts for each city in descending order. In which row of the table did she make an error, and what was the error?
A. Houston: The number -3.31 is incorrectly placed after -3.29**
B. Beaumont: The number 8.25 is incorrectly placed after 818
C. Dallas: The number -7.41 is incorrectly placed after -7.38
D. San Antonio: The number 523 is incorrectly placed after 545
I think this is right but im not sure. Please help and tell me if im right or wrong. thanks.
Does anyone know? i need hlp fast pls
It's not A.
Try plotting the numbers on the number line.
The bar graph shows the differences in a city’s rainfall from the historical average. What is the difference in rainfall between the wettest and the driest months?
To determine if Rene made an error when ordering the rainfall amounts for each city, we need to see which city has a number that is incorrectly placed. Let's look at each city's rainfall amounts:
San Antonio: 545, 523, 5.48, 5.25
Dallas: -7.25, -7.38, -7.41, -7.43
Houston: -3.29, -3.31, -3.33, -3.38
Beaumont: 838, 818, 8.25, 8.1
Let's start by ordering the rainfall amounts for each city in descending order:
San Antonio: 545, 523, 5.48, 5.25 (correct order)
Dallas: -7.25, -7.38, -7.41, -7.43 (correct order)
Houston: -3.29, -3.31, -3.33, -3.38 (correct order)
Beaumont: 838, 818, 8.25, 8.1 (incorrect order)
Comparing the ordered list to the given rainfall amounts for each city, we can see that Rene made an error in ordering the rainfall amounts for Beaumont. The number 8.25 is incorrectly placed after 818. Therefore, the correct answer is option B: Beaumont: The number 8.25 is incorrectly placed after 818.
So, you're correct! Option B is the correct answer.