during the snow storm last week, Walter Meteorologist reported that in the first hour of the storm it snowed two and one-half inches. In the second hour, he reported two and three-fourths inches had fallen. In the third hour he reported two more inches. Every hour after, half as much snow fell, as had the hour before. So for instance, in hour four, one inch fell and then in hour five as much fell. If the pattern continued, what was the total snow accumulation form of the storm after 10 hours had passed.
H1= 2.5 inches H2=2.75 inches H3= 2 inches
Total snow accumulation after 10 hrs = H1 + H2+ H3+ .5(H3) + .5(H4) + .5(H5) + .5(H6) + .5(H7) + .5(H8) + .5(H9)