Comparing Mean Averages

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1. The two tables below show monthly rainfall data for two different locations

Tampa, FL: Monthly Rainfall in mm.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	59	71	77	51	76	175	208	211	162	66	43	55

Tokyo, Japan: Monthly Rainfall in mm.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
	50	72	106	129	144	176	136	149	216	194	96	54

a. What is the mean monthly rainfall over the year for Tampa? 104.5 mm

b. What is the mean monthly rainfall over the year for Tokyo? 126.8 mm

c. Based on the answers to a. and b. above, which of the two cities is rainiest? Tokyo

For the following questions just consider the months of June, July, and August.

d. From June to August (inclusive), what is the mean monthly rainfall for Tampa? 198 mm

e. From June to August (inclusive), what is the mean monthly rainfall for Tokyo? 153.7 cm

f. Based on the answers to d. and e. above, which of the two cities is rainiest between June and August? Tampa

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