A meteorologist collected data on 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.

Question

after 10 hours, the snowfall would be _ inches.

Answer 1

To predict the number of inches of snow after 10 hours using the equation y = 1.7x + 0.1, we plug in x = 10:

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

Therefore, after 10 hours, the snowfall would be approximately 17.1 inches.