1. The problem states that the number of inches of rain, $y$, after $x$ minutes of rainfall is modeled by the equation $$y = 0.003x$$ and asks how many inches of rain fall in 2 minutes. 2. The formula given is a linear function where $y$ is directly proportional to $x$. This means to find the rain after a certain number of minutes, multiply the number of minutes by 0.003. 3. Substitute $x = 2$ into the equation: $$y = 0.003 \times 2$$ 4. Calculate the product: $$y = 0.006$$ 5. Therefore, the number of inches of rain that falls in 2 minutes is $0.006$ inches. This means after 2 minutes of rainfall, $0.006$ inches of rain have accumulated.