Question

The day after a hurricane, the barometric pressure (P) in a coastal town has risen to 29.7 inches of mercury, which is 2.9 inches of mercury higher than the pressure when the eye of the hurricane passed over. What was the barometric pressure (in inches of mercury) when the eye passed over?

a) 26.8 inches of mercury
b) 27.9 inches of mercury
c) 30.6 inches of mercury
d) 31.6 inches of mercury

Answer 1

The barometric pressure when the eye of the hurricane passed over was 26.8 inches of mercury.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the barometric pressure when the eye of the hurricane passed over, we need to subtract the rise in pressure from the current pressure. The rise in pressure is given as 2.9 inches of mercury. So, subtracting 2.9 inches of mercury from the current pressure of 29.7 inches of mercury gives us 26.8 inches of mercury.

Therefore, the barometric pressure when the eye passed over was 26.8 inches of mercury.