It costs $1.16 to buy four-fifths a pound of apples. How much would it cost to
buy 8 pounds?

11.60

Step-by-step explanation:

If the cost of 4/5th a pound of apples is $1.16, and we need to find the cost of that of 8 pounds, then you start by finding how many 4/5ths of a pound are in 8 pounds. 8 dividided by 0.8 (the decimal form of 4/5) is 10. Taking that 10, you would multiply the original cost of $1.16, which would bring you to the total of $11.60.

answer: city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.

step-by-step explanation:

since we have given that

total annual rainfall a city record = 40 inches

this year, total rainfall recorded = 37.6 inches

number of inches of rainfall   is needed to match the record of 40 inches is given by

hence, city needs 2.4 inches of rainfall more to match the record of 40 inches.