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Houston Texas has an average annual rainfall about 5.2 times that of El Paso Texas. If Houston gets about 46 inches of rain about how many inches does El Paso get? Round to the nearest tenth

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When it says 5.2 of something, it means that you will need to find the initial value. Then, you multiply with the multiple and get the number for the other location
Houston Texas has an average annual rainfall about 5.2 times that of El Paso Texas-example-1
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