Question

The equation d = 2t + 8 gives d, the total depth in inches of accumulated snow based on t, the time in hours since a storm began. Using this equation, how much snow can be expected to fall with each additional hour?

Answer 1

It is expected to fall 2 inches of snow for each additional hour.

Explanation:

As we want to find the amount of snow that will fall for each additional hour, we just need to use slope of the equation.

The slope is the value '2' that is together with the variable 't', and it means that if we increase the value of t by 1 unit, the value of d will increase by 2 units.

So we have that for each additional hour, it is expected to fall 2 inches of snow.