Nathaniel, a meteorologist, keeps track of the amount of rain each year relative to the amount of rain in 2000. Two years of data are shown in the table below.
Year
Amount of rain relative to 2000 (in cm)
2004
27
2005
-49
Which one of the following inequalities correctly compares the relative amounts of rain?
Choose 1
27 <-49
-4927
Which one of the following descriptions is correct?
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There was less rain in 2004 than in 2005.
there was less rain in 2005 than in 2004