Question

in march it rained 0.94 inches. it rained 0.05 inches less in april than in march. how much did it rain in april?

Answer 1

From the word problem, let it be:

• m: March rain

,

• a: April rain

Also, we know that:

• m = 0.94 in

,

• We can write the phrase 'It rained 0.05 inches less in april than in march' as the following equation:

$m-0.05=a$

Now, we replace the value of m on the above equation, and we solve it for a:

$\begin{gathered} 0.94-0.05=a \\ 0.89=a \end{gathered}$

Therefore, in April, it rained 0.89 inches.