y = total snow accumulated
x = hours
the ground has 0.2 inches of snow before the data starts
y = 1.5x+0.2
0 hours = x = 0, so y = 0.2 inches
after 9 hours, we predict that 13.7 inches of snow will have accumulated
y = 1.5(9)+0.2 = 13.7
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