Average Rate of Change Word Problems

Use the given function or the graph to find the average rate of change

• 3

• -3

• 3/2

• -1/3

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Use the given function or the graph to find the average rate of change

• 5

• -1/5

• -5

• 15

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

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

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Which of the following intervals has the largest average rate of change?

• [13,14]
• [13, 17]
• [16, 17]
• [16, 19]

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

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

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Find the average rate of change over the given interval. 

• 4
• 7
• 7/3
• 3/7

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

What is the average rate of change of [1, 5]?

• -0.65
• -0.75
• 3.75
• 4

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

What is the slope of c(x) when 2< x < 3

• 4
• 5
• 2
• 1

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

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

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts
• Ryan's Rafts

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CCSS.8.F.A.2

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.9