Question

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There were 3 inches of snow on the ground from last week’s snow storm. Yesterday the snow fell at a rate of 1 inch per hour.
What is the slope in the problem?
What is the y-intercept in the problem?
What is an equation to represent the problem?
How would the equation change if there wasn’t a snowstorm last week?

Answer 1

Rate of flow =1in/hour

• Slope=rate of change=1

Snow earlier=fixed=y intercept=3in

Equation

• y=mx+c

m is slope

c is y intercept

• y=1x+3
• y=x+3

If there was no sandstorm then c is 0

So the equation is

• y=x

Answer 2

Slope: 1 Y-intercept: 3 Y=1x+3 Change: y=1x

Explanation:

The slope would be 1 because it is going at a constant rate. The Y-intercept would be 3 because it was already at 3 inches from last week's snow storm. The equation would change from y=1x+3 to y=1x because there wouldn't be 3 inches of snow from the snow storm.