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.

Answer 1

To predict the number of inches of snowfall after 10 hours, we can substitute x = 10 into the equation y = 1.7x + 0.1:

y = 1.7(10) + 0.1
y = 17 + 0.1
y = 17.1

Therefore, the predicted amount of snowfall after 10 hours is 17.1 inches.