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 snow after 10 hours. Round to the nearest tenth.

1 answer

To predict the number of inches of snow after 10 hours, we substitute x = 10 into the equation y = 1.7x + 0.1 and solve for y:

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

Therefore, the predicted number of inches of snow after 10 hours is 17.1 inches.