Acity's record annual rainfall is 40 inches. this year it has rained 37.26 inches. how many more inches of rainfall will match the record of 40 inches?

Step-by-step explanation:

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To know how many more inches of rainfall will mathc the record of 40 inches, we just need to find the difference between both given numbers

Therefore, 2.74 inches will match the record of 40 inches per year.

step-by-step explanation:

we have

using a graphing tool

see the attached figure

this is a quadratic equation (vertical parabola) open up

the vertex is a > vertex

the domain of the function is all real > interval (-∞,∞)

the range of the function is the > [-6.125,∞)

the function has two x->   and

the function is increasing over the > (0.25,∞)

the function is decreasing over the > (-∞,0.25)

the answer is 0.8in^2

hope you get it down chief.