Houston, Texas has an average annual rainfall about 5.2 times that of El Paso, Texas. If Houston gets about 46 inches of rain, about how many inches does El Paso get?

approximately 8.85 inches.

If we were given the rainfall in El Paso and wanted to find the rainfall in Houston then.

##color(blue)" we would multiply by 5.2"##

##color(blue)"rainfall in Houston=5.2 times rainfall in El Paso"##

Since we are given the rainfall in Houston and want to find the rainfall in El Paso then.

##color(magenta)" we would divide by 5.2"##

##color(magenta)"rainfall in El Paso = rainfall in Houston ÷ 5.2"##

##rArr"rainfall in El Paso" = 46/5.2##

##=8.846153846larr" from calculator"##

which is approximately 8.85 inches to 2 decimal places.