Question

At the beginning of a snowstorm, Madeline 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 Madeline have on her lawn 5 hours after the snow began to fall? How much snow would Madeline have on her lawn after

t
t hours of snow falling?

Answer 1

y= 11+t.05. t= hours of snow

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y= 11 + 5 (.05)

y= 11 + 2.5

y= 13.5