Use the table to determine the location with the greatest amount of rainfall and the location with the least amount of rainfall.

a. Using complete sentences, identify the location with the greatest amount of rainfall and the location with the least amount of rainfall, and express the ratio of their respective rainfalls as a whole number.

b. Describe what this ratio tells you.

Needles, California 0.1173 m

Mt. Waialeale, Hawai'i 11.4 m

Puako, Hawai'i 25.6 cm

Death Valley, California 57 mm

Mojave, California 160 mm

Hilo, Hawai'i 480 cm,

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Wyatt

15 August, 08:55

Use the table to determine the location with the greatest amount of rainfall and the location with the least amount of rainfall.

a. Using complete sentences, identify the location with the greatest amount of rainfall and the location with the least amount of rainfall, and express the ratio of their respective rainfalls as a whole number.

b. Describe what this ratio tells you.

Needles, California 0.1173 m

Mt. Waialeale, Hawai'i 11.4 m

Puako, Hawai'i 25.6 cm

Death Valley, California 57 mm

Mojave, California 160 mm

Hilo, Hawai'i 480 cm,

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Bryce Smith · Answer 1

The location with the greatest amount of rainfall is Waialeale, Hawai'i, with 11.4 meters. The location with the least amount of rainfall is Death Valley, California, with 57 millimeters. The ratio between these respective rainfalls is 200 mm to 1 mm.