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

Answer 1

To predict the number of inches of snow 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, if the snowfall continues at the same pace, there will be approximately 17.1 inches of snow after 10 hours.