Question

The graph shown depicts the amount of snow accumulation from midnight to 5:00 am. The x-axis represents time (hours after midnight), and the y-axis represents the number of inches of snow on the ground. How many inches of snow accumulated between 2:00 am and 5:00 am? A. 2.5 B. 0.75 C. 1.5 D. 1.25

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

The y-axis gives the amount of snow at that specific time.

At 2am, the y-axis value is 1.25 inches, hence at 2am snow accumulation was 1.25 inches.

At 5 am, the y-axis value is 2.5 inches, hence at 5am snow accumulation was 2.5 inches.

What's the difference? 2.5 - 1.25 = 1.25

Hence, 1.25 inches snow accumulated between 2 am and 5 am.

Answer choice D is right.