Question

Use the table to answer the question.
The table shows the yearly rain totals in inches for the rainiest and driest cities in the United States.

What is the difference between the median yearly rainfall for Seattle and Las Vegas?
A. 36.58 in.
B. 39.07 in.
C. 41.68 in.
D. 43.045 in.

Answer 1

Answer:

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's put each list of the yearly rainfall totals in order from least to greatest.

 

The yearly rainfall totals in inches for Seattle are:

23.78 ,  32.46 ,  40.30 ,  45.79 ,  49.42 ,  55.14

 

The median is the average of the two middle numbers in this list.

 

The median yearly rainfall for Seattle  =  (40.30 + 45.79)/2  in

The median yearly rainfall for Seattle  =  43.045  in

 

The yearly rainfall totals in inches for Las Vegas are:

2.33 ,  3.72 ,  3.84 ,  4.11 ,  5.62 ,  8.79

 

The median yearly rainfall for Las Vegas  =  (3.84 + 4.11)/2  in

The median yearly rainfall for Las Vegas  =  3.975  in

 

The difference between the median yearly rainfall for Seattle and Las Vegas   =   43.045 in  -  3.975 in

The difference between the median yearly rainfall for Seattle and Las Vegas   =   39.07 in