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.

Question

If the snowfall continues at this pace, use the equation to predict the number of inches of snow after 10 hours. Round to the nearest tenth.
(1 point)
After 10 hours, the snowfall would be __ inches.

Answer 1

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

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

Now, calculate:

\[ y = 17 + 0.1 = 17.1 \]

After rounding to the nearest tenth, the predicted snowfall after 10 hours would be 17.1 inches.