Sure, let's solve the problem step-by-step to determine which month's rainy day total would be different when rounded to the nearest tens place.
First, let's write down the number of rainy days in each month as given:
- January: 18 days
- February: 16 days
- March: 17 days
- April: 14 days
Next, we need to round each of these numbers to the nearest tens place:
1. January: 18 days
- When you round 18 to the nearest tens place, you look at the unit digit (8).
- Since the unit digit is 5 or greater, you round up.
- Therefore, 18 rounded to the nearest tens place is 20.
2. February: 16 days
- When you round 16 to the nearest tens place, you look at the unit digit (6).
- Since the unit digit is 5 or greater, you round up.
- Therefore, 16 rounded to the nearest tens place is 20.
3. March: 17 days
- When you round 17 to the nearest tens place, you look at the unit digit (7).
- Since the unit digit is 5 or greater, you round up.
- Therefore, 17 rounded to the nearest tens place is 20.
4. April: 14 days
- When you round 14 to the nearest tens place, you look at the unit digit (4).
- Since the unit digit is less than 5, you round down.
- Therefore, 14 rounded to the nearest tens place is 10.
Now let's review the rounded numbers:
- January: 20
- February: 20
- March: 20
- April: 10
Finally, we compare the rounded numbers. We see that three of the months (January, February, and March) round to 20, while April rounds to 10.
Thus, the month with the different rainy day total, when rounded to the nearest tens place, is April.
