Question

About 33% of days in New York are rainy. To the nearest day, how many rainy days would a New Yorker expect in a year that is 365 days long?

Answer 1

To find the expected number of rainy days in a year in New York, we can multiply the total number of days in a year by the percentage of rainy days.

Given that 33% of days are rainy, we can convert this percentage into a decimal:

\[
33\% = 0.33
\]

Now, we can calculate the expected number of rainy days in a 365-day year:

\[
\text{Expected rainy days} = 365 \times 0.33
\]

Calculating this gives:

\[
365 \times 0.33 = 120.45
\]

Rounding \(120.45\) to the nearest whole number, we get:

\[
\text{Expected number of rainy days} \approx 120
\]

Therefore, a New Yorker would expect about **120 rainy days** in a year.