Rate of Change (word problems-linear)

A climber is on a hike. After 4 hours he is at an altitude of 800 feet. After 7 hours, he is at an altitude of 950 feet. What is the average rate of change? 

• 200
• 150
• 75

• 50

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

At 5 seconds, Mrs. Taylor was 10 feet off the ground.  At 11 seconds, she was 34 feet off the ground.  What is her rate in feet per second?

• 5 feet per second

• 2 feet per second

• 4 feet per second

• 6 feet per second

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

A rocket is 1 mile above the earth in 30 seconds and 5 miles above the earth in 2.5 minutes. What is the rockets rate of change in miles per second? What about miles per second?

Hint: Convert minutes to seconds

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

A scuba diver is 30 feet below the surface of the water 10 seconds after he entered the water. He is 100 feet below the surface after 40 seconds. What is the scuba divers rate of change?

Write your answer as a fraction.

Mathematical Equivalence

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

A rocket is 2.5 miles above the Earth in 30 seconds and is 8 miles above the Earth in 2 minutes. What is the rocket's rate of change in miles per second?

Hint: Convert 2 minutes to seconds.

• 0.065 mps

• 0.061

• 0.6

• 4.145 mps

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

The shows the temperature (y-axis) vs time in hours (x-axis). Calculate the rate of change.

• 5

• -5

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

After 40 football games, Tyrone had 15 touchdowns. If he had 31 touchdowns after 56 games, calculate his average touchdown per game.

• 1 t/g

• 16 t/g

• 5 t/g

• 3 t/g

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Eli paid $15.00 for 6 notebooks. He can also get 14 notebooks for $35.00. What is the rate of change?

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

The table below shows the snowfall in a north-eastern city in inches for the first week in January.

Find the average rate of change in the number of inches of snowfall from January 6 to January 11.

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6