Question

During a nine-hour snowstorm, it snows at a rate of 2 inches per hour for the first 3 hours, at a rate of 3 inches per hour for the next 5 hours, and at a rate of 0.75 inch per hour for the final hour.How many inches of snow accumulated from the storm?

Answer 1

Answer:

use f(x)=y=mx+b

let snow = S, time = t instead of y and x

S(t)=mt+b

The rate of inches per hour represents the slope of the graph, m.

The y-variable would be the amount of snow, S.

The x-variable would be the time, t, in hours.

The function has three pieces:

i) S(t)= 2t (slope = 2)

ii) S(t) = 3t (slope = 3)

iii) S(t) = 0.75t (slope = 0.75)

For the first piece, i), t=3, so the amount of snow is 6 inches.

For the second piece, ii) t=5, so the amount of snow is 15 inches.

For the third piece, iii) t=1, so the amount of snow is 0.75 inch.

In total, it snowed 21.75 inches.

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