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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.
Inches of rainfall
10
17.1
21.4
15
1 answer
To predict the number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours using the equation of the trend line \( y = 1.7x + 0.1 \), we can substitute \( x = 10 \) into the equation.
\[ y = 1.7(10) + 0.1 \]
Calculating that gives:
\[ y = 17 + 0.1 = 17.1 \]
Thus, the predicted number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours is 17.1 inches.
