Question

A snowstorm took place during the weekend. Meteorologists tracked the total amount of snowfall for the storm. For the first 2 hours, it snowed at a rate of 1 inch per hour. The snow stopped for an hour and a half, then resumed at a rate of 1.5 inches per hour for the next 3 hours. Based on this information, what scale would work best for representing the data on the y-axis?(1 point)
Responses

2
2

3
3

5
5

0.5

Answer 1

0.5

Reason: The total rises to 6.5 inches (and includes half-inch values), so using 0.5-inch increments on the y-axis lets you mark and read values like 6.5 and 2.5 exactly.