Question

PLEASE HELP!! In Moose, Wyoming, the snow level is modeled by the function y = 2x + 14. Here, y is the amount of snow in inches, and x is the number of hours after midnight (x = 0). 8. What is the meaning of the y-intercept in terms of the problem? 9. What is the meaning of the slope in terms of the problem? 10. What was the snow level at 8 a.m., when x = 8?

Answer 1

8. The y-intercept represents the 14 inches of snow 0 hours after midnight.

9. The slope indicates that the snow level increases 2 inches for every hour that passes after midnight.

10. 30 inches

Explanation:

8. given in the text

9. given in the text

10.

`y=2x+14`

`y=2(8)+14`

`y=30`