Question

dataset available: stateprecipitation.xlsx
the following table displays the average annual precipitation for each of the 50 states in the united states.
precipitation data

state	inches	state	inches
alaska	22.5	nebraska	23.6
arizona	13.6	nevada	9.5
arkansas	50.6	new hampshire	43.4
california	22.2	new jersey	47.1
colorado	15.9	new mexico	14.6
connecticut	50.3	new york	41.8
delaware	45.7	north carolina	50.3
florida	54.5	north dakota	17.8
georgia	50.7	ohio	39.1
hawaii	63.7	oklahoma	36.5
idaho	18.9	oregon	27.4
illinois	39.2	pennsylvania	42.9
indiana	41.7	rhode island	47.9
iowa	34.0	south carolina	49.8
kansas	28.9	south dakota	20.1
kentucky	48.9	tennessee	54.2
louisiana	60.1	texas	28.9
maine	42.2	utah	12.2
maryland	44.5	vermont	42.7
massachusetts	47.7	virginia	44.3
michigan	32.8	washington	38.4
minnesota	27.3	west virginia	45.2
mississippi	59.0	wisconsin	32.6
missouri	42.2	wyoming	12.9

Explanation:

Since the problem is not specified, I'll assume a common question like "Find the state with the maximum average annual precipitation."

Step1: Identify all precipitation values

We list all the "Inches" values from the table: 58.3, 22.5, 13.6, 50.6, 22.2, 15.9, 50.3, 45.7, 54.5, 50.7, 63.7, 18.9, 39.2, 41.7, 34.0, 28.9, 48.9, 60.1, 42.2, 44.5, 47.7, 32.8, 27.3, 59.0, 42.2, 15.3, 23.6, 9.5, 43.4, 47.1, 14.6, 41.8, 50.3, 17.8, 39.1, 36.5, 27.4, 42.9, 47.9, 49.8, 20.1, 54.2, 28.9, 12.2, 42.7, 44.3, 38.4, 45.2, 32.6, 12.9.

Step2: Find the maximum value

We compare all these values. The largest value is 63.7.

Step3: Identify the corresponding state

We look for the state with 63.7 inches of precipitation. From the table, Hawaii has 63.7 inches.

Answer:

Hawaii