Question

At the beginning of a snowstorm, Sydney had 11 inches of snow on her lawn. The snow then began to fall at a constant rate of 0.5 inches per hour. Assuming no snow was melting, how much snow would Sydney have on her lawn 3 hours after the snow began to fall? How much snow would Sydney have on her lawn after tt hours of snow falling?

snow after 3 hours?=
snow after t hours?=

Answer 1

snow after 3 hours=12.5

snow after 1 hour=11.5

Explanation:

1.take 0.5 and multiply it by 3 then take that and add it by 11 and that's how you get the sum for 3 hours.

2.take 0.5 and add it by 11 and that's how you get the sum for 1 hour.

Answer 2

She would gain 1.5 inches after 3 hours. She would then have 12.5 inches on her lawn.