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Houston, Texas get an annual rainfall of 5.2 times more than El Paso, Texas. Houston has an average rainfall of 46 inches, about how much rain does El Paso get?

User Iodbh
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Answer:

8.846

Explanation:

User Rpr
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Answer:

8.85 inches

Explanation:

Divide Houston's average by 5.2 to find El Paso's:

46/5.2

= 8.85 inches

So, El Paso gets about 8.85 inches of rain

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