Question

Jon kept track of the snowfall during a recent storm in Toronto,Canada he kept track of how many hours went by and how much snow has fallen he kept track of the results in the table to the right Hours 1,3,5 Snowfall (inches) 2,6,10

A.is snowfall in inches proportional to hours? yes/no
Explain:
B.What is the unit rate? __
C.What does the unit rate mean in the context of the problen?
D.What does the point 0,0 mean,in the context of the problem?



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Answer 1

A: Yes

B: 1:2

C: 1 hour of snowfall creates 2 inches of snow.

It means that's the time Jon started recording everything, its when he first started recording the time and snowfall in relation to each other.