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 quantity should be represented on the y-axis?(1 point)

Responses

total snowfall
total snowfall

temperature
temperature

amount
amount

time

1 answer

The quantity that should be represented on the y-axis is total snowfall. This is because the y-axis typically represents the dependent variable, which in this case is the amount of snow accumulated over time.