a meteorologist collected data on a recent snowfall. The meteorologist graphed the data and found the equation o the trend line to be y=1.7x + 0.1 If the snowall continues at this pace, use the equation to predict the number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours. Round to the nearest tenth

Question

10
17.1
21.4
15

_________ inches of rainfall

Answer 1

The equation y = 1.7x + 0.1 represents the relationship between the number of hours (x) and the inches of snowfall (y).

To predict the number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours, we substitute x = 10 into the equation:

y = 1.7(10) + 0.1
y = 17 + 0.1
y = 17.1

Therefore, the predicted number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours is 17.1 inches.