At the beginning of a snowstorm, Skylar had 8 inches of snow on her lawn. The snow then began to fall at a constant rate of 1.5 inches per hour. Assuming no snow was melting, how much snow would Skylar have on her lawn 4 hours after the snow began to fall? How much snow would Skylar have on her lawn after t hours of snow falling?
Snow on lawn after 4 hours:
Snow on lawn after t hours:
After 4 hours, Skylar would have accumulated 8 inches + (1.5 inches/hour * 4 hours) = <<8+1.5*4=14>>14 inches of snow on her lawn.
After t hours, Skylar would have accumulated 8 inches + (1.5 inches/hour * t hours) = 8 + 1.5t inches of snow on her lawn.