Rate of Change

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Front

What is the rate of change in the equation y = -4x - 5?

Back

The rate of change is -4.

Front

Find the rate of change if the change in y is 1 and the change in x is 5.

Back

Front

What is the rate of change for the following graph? (What is the graph counting by?)

Back

The rate of change is 40.

Front

Which statement describes the rate of change of the line if it increases by $20 each week?

Back

The rate of change is $20 each week.

Front

Define 'rate of change' in mathematical terms.

Back

The rate of change is the ratio of the change in the dependent variable to the change in the independent variable.

Front

What does the slope of a line represent in a graph?

Back

The slope represents the rate of change of the dependent variable with respect to the independent variable.

Front

If a line has a slope of 3, what does this indicate about the rate of change?

Back

It indicates that for every 1 unit increase in x, y increases by 3 units.

Front

What is the formula for calculating the rate of change between two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)?

Back

Front

In the equation y = mx + b, what does 'm' represent?

Back

'm' represents the rate of change or slope of the line.