Instantaneous Rate of Change and Rate of Change

Find the rate of change.

• -2 minutes per gallon

• -20 minutes per gallon

• -2 gallons per minute

• -20 gallons per minute

During a snowstorm, John measured the total snowfall accumulated at the end of each hour.  He recorded his results in the table below.  What is the approximate average rate of change of the snowfall between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.?

• 0.7 inch/hour

• 0.9 inch/hour

• 1.1 inch/hour

• 1.4 inch/hour

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

Which rate of change represents the graph shown?

• -15 feet per minute

• 15 feet per minute

• -200 feet per minute

• 200 feet per minute

What is the rate of change?

What is the rate of change for Function A?

• 6

• 2

• 1/3

• 3

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

What is the rate of change for the following function?

• 1 gallon of blue per gallon of yellow

• 5 gallons of blue per gallons of yellow

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TEKS.MATH.8.4A

TEKS.MATH.8.4B

Shawn recently went skydiving for his birthday. The relationship between the time in seconds, x, and his elevation in feet, y, is shown in the table below. Find the rate of change and explain its meaning.

• 12,500; Shawn ascends at a rate of 12,500 feet per second.

• -175; Shawn descends at a rate of 175 feet per second.

• -175; Shawn's initial height is -175 feet.

• 12,500; Shawn's initial height is 12,500 feet.

Who has the greater rate of change?

• They have the same rate of change.