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

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

GPT-4o mini · Answer

To predict the number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours using the equation of the trend line \( y = 1.7x + 0.1 \), substitute \( x = 10 \) into the equation.

\[ y = 1.7(10) + 0.1 \] \[ y = 17 + 0.1 \] \[ y = 17.1 \]

After rounding to the nearest tenth, the predicted number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours is 17.1 inches.