Question

until this year Greenville had average 25.68 inches of rainfall per year for more than Century this year's total rainfall should have change of -2 3/8 % with respect to the previous average how much rainfall this year

Answer 1

25.0701 inches

Explanation:

We need to find 2 3/8% of 25.68 and then subtract that number from 25.68 to get this years' rainfall amount.

Firstly, doing long division, we will get:

3/8 = 0.375

So, 2 3/8 = 2.375%

That in decimal is [divide by 100]:

2.375% = 0.02375

Now finding 2 3/8th% of 25.68:

25.68 * 0.02375 = 0.6099

So decrease is 0.6099 inches

This years' amount = 25.68 - 0.6099 = 25.0701 inches