The rainfall in a town was 2.3 inches above normal in June. In July, the rainfall was 1.2 inches below normal. What was the difference in rainfall between the months?(1 point)

Question

The difference in rainfall was inches

Answer 1

To find the difference in rainfall between June and July, we can take the rainfall in June and subtract the rainfall in July.

1. In June, the rainfall was 2.3 inches above normal.
2. In July, the rainfall was 1.2 inches below normal, which can be considered as -1.2 inches.

Now, we calculate the difference:

\[ \text{Difference} = \text{June Rainfall} - \text{July Rainfall} \] \[ \text{Difference} = 2.3 - (-1.2) \] \[ \text{Difference} = 2.3 + 1.2 \] \[ \text{Difference} = 3.5 \text{ inches} \]

Therefore, the difference in rainfall between the months was 3.5 inches.