Average Rate of Change Over a Graph

Calculate the average rate of change from 20 to 40 minutes.

• -2 minutes per gallon

• -20 minutes per gallon

• -2 gallons per minute

• -20 gallons per minute

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

• [13,14]

• [13, 17]

• [16, 17]

• [16, 19]

What type of slope does the graph have?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero Slope

• Undefined

• 5

• 15

• 0

• 13

Which is the average rate of change over the interval [0,10]?

• 15

• 5

• 0

• 13

Which has the greatest rate of change?

• A

• B

Which has the greater rate of change?

• A

• B

What is the formula for  ARC?

• y₂-y₁ / x₂-x₁

• x₂-x₁ / y₂-y₁

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

• -1

• 1

• 1/2

• 2

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