Question

The graph represents the precipitation over the last 5 hours in tenths of an inch. The x-axis represents time in hours, and the y-axis represents precipitation in tenths of an inch. It rained for the first 2 hours at a rate of 2 tenths of an inch per hour. It then transitioned to snow and snowed at a rate of 3 tenths of an inch per hour for the next 3 hours. How many tenths of an inch did it snow in total?

(1 point)
Responses

13 tenths of an inch
13 tenths of an inch

5 tenths of an inch
5 tenths of an inch

4 tenths of an inch
4 tenths of an inch

9 tenths of an inch

Answer 1

To determine how many tenths of an inch it snowed in total, we need to calculate the total precipitation during the snowing period.

The problem states that it snowed at a rate of 3 tenths of an inch per hour for 3 hours.

To find the total snowfall, we use the formula:

\[
\text{Total snow} = \text{Rate of snow} \times \text{Time}
\]

\[
\text{Total snow} = 3 \, \text{tenths of an inch per hour} \times 3 \, \text{hours} = 9 \, \text{tenths of an inch}
\]

So, it snowed a total of **9 tenths of an inch**.

The correct response is:
**9 tenths of an inch**.