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- Add the annual rainfall amounts:
- \( 40 + 42 + 38 + 45 + 41 = 206 \) inches.
- The total rainfall over the 5 years is 206 inches.
- A science policy analyst is evaluating the impact of research grants. If a grant of $50,000 increases a lab's output by 20%, and a second grant of $30,000 increases output by an additional 15%, by what percentage does the total grant increase the lab's output?
- Calculate the first increase:
- \( 50,000 imes 0.20 = 10,000 \) increase for the first grant.
