Question

The average number of rainy days in Seattle, Washington is listed below.. . . MonthJanuaryFebruaryMarchApril. Rainy days18161714. . . If the data was only accurate to the tens place, which month's rainy day total would be different from the others?

Answer 1

The given data for the four months are:
January: 18
February: 16
March: 17
April: 14

If the data were accurate in the tens place which means that the data would be rounded off to the nearest tens place, then the April month's rainy day total would be different.

Proof:
January: 18≈ 20
February: 16≈ 20
March: 17≈ 20
April: 14≈ 10

Answer 2

The correct answer for this question is "April which has 14 rainy days."

The problem asked for "only accurate to the tens place." This means that "if a was rounded, it will be to the nearest multiple of 10.

January 18 -> 20

February 16 -> 20

March 17 -> 20

April 14 -> 10