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.