The answer to your question is 7,600 fish
Yes, sqrt of 1815, cannot be rationalized
All we need to do is to divide August and September rainfall measurements into two equal halves and then substract 0.6 from one of them and add 0.6 to the other one.
6.2 ÷ 2 = 3.1
3.1 - 0.6 = 2.5
3.1 + 0.6 = 3.7
It's said that in August there was 0.6 inch more rainfall, so the bigger value (3.7 inches) is for August and the smaller value (2.5 inches) is for September.
There is no commutative property for subtraction and division because order does matter. 6 - 5 will not give you the same answer as 5 - 6.