The average rainfall amounts for two of the world's wettest places are given. Determine which location has the greater average r

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The average rainfall amounts for two of the world's wettest places are given. Determine which location has the greater average r

ainfall and by how many inches. Round
to the nearest inch
Kukui (Hawaii): 9,293 millimeters and Melchior (Antartic Peninsula): 47 inches
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blondinia [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-23T18:15:06+03:00

Answer: Kukui (Hawaii) has the greater average rainfall than Melchior (Antarctic Peninsula) by 8,099.2 millimetres.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The average rainfall amounts for two of the world's wettest places:

Kukui (Hawaii): 9,293 millimetres

Melchior (Antarctic Peninsula): 47 inches

Since 1 inch = 25.4 millimetres

∴ 47 inches = 47 × 25.4 millimetres

= 1193.8 millimetres

i.e. Melchior (Antarctic Peninsula) has 1193.8 millimetres of average rainfall.

Clearly, 9,293 millimetres> 1193.8 millimetres

So, Kukui (Hawaii) has the greater average rainfall .

Difference = 9293 - 1193.8 = 8099.2 millimetres

So Kukui (Hawaii) has the greater average rainfall than Melchior (Antarctic Peninsula) by 8,099.2 millimetres.