Average and Instantaneous Rate of Change Practice

f(x) = 2x² + 12x + 16
What is the average rate of change of f(x) on the interval [-3, -2].

• 2
• 1/2
• -2
• -1/2

What was the average rate of change in the population from 1900 to 1990?

• 175 million people/year
• 1.94 million people/year
• 2.13 million people/year
• -1 million people/year

• -45 gallons per minute

• -85 gallons per minute

• -15 gallons per minute

• -90 gallons per minute

What is Mrs. Gordon's rate from 0 to 2 seconds?

• 2.5 feet per second
• .4 feet per second
• 5 feet per second
• .2 feet per second

What is the average rate of change from x=0 to x=1

• -3
• 3
• 0
• 2

• 5

• 15

• 0

• 13

What is the average rate of change of f(x) = 5x - 7 on the interval -3 ≤ x ≤ 7 ?

• 5

• 10

• 2

f(x) = 2x² + 12x + 16
What is the average rate of change of f(x) on the interval [-3, -2].

• 2
• 1/2
• -2
• -1/2

• -4

• -1/4

• 3

• -2

Find the average rate of change of f(x)=2x²+3x-1 from 1 to 2.

• 18

• -9

• 9

• 3