Question

During a snowstorm, the snow falls at a constant rate of 2 Inches per hour. Before the storm, there were 5 inches of snow on the ground from a previous storm. The total number of inches of snow, y. can be expressed in terms of the number of hours it snowed, ... Which equation represents this situation? y=2x+2 y=2x+5 y=5x+2 y=5x+5​

Answer 1

y=2x+5

Explanation:

This is because the snow falls at two inches PER HOUR. This is why it has an x afte. The +5 is the additional snow the ground had before it started snowing again.

Answer 2

y = 2x + 5

Explanation:

y is the amount of snow, and x is the hour. Every our, there is two inches, and the whole equation, you add on 5 because that was at the start