Compare Rate of Change Word Problems

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

• 2.5 feet per second

• 0.4 feet per second

• 5 feet per second

• 0.2 feet per second

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change? 

• 200

• 150

• 300

• 75

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

At 0 seconds, Mrs. Taylor was 10 feet off the ground.  At 5 seconds, she was 20 feet off the ground.  What is her rate in feet per second?

• 10 feet per second

• 5 feet per second

• 2 feet per second

• 6 feet per second

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

A rocket is 1.5 miles above the Earth in 20 seconds and is 8 miles above the Earth in 2 minutes. What is the rocket's rate of change in miles per second?

• 0.065 mps

• 0.361 mps

• 3.892 mps

• 4.145 mps

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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

The Jamison family kept a log of the distance they traveled during a trip, as represented by the graph below. During which interval was their average speed the greatest?

• the first hour to the second hour

• the second hour to the fourth hour

• the sixth hour to the eighth hour

• the eighth hour to the tenth hour

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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.<\/p>

Find the average rate of change in the number of inches of snowfall from January 8 to January 11.<\/p>

• 2/3 in/day<\/p>

• 2 in./day<\/p>

• 3 in./day<\/p>

• 6 in./day<\/p>

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CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

Find the average rate of change of Pete's height from 3 years old to 5 years old.

• 2 inches per year

• 8 inches per year

• 2 years

• 4 inches per year

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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

A store sees 120 customers in 8 hours. How many customers will there be in an hour? Select all that apply in solving this question.

• Only find unit rate

• Find AND use the unit rate

• 15 customers

• 1/15 customers

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2