Average Rate of Change

Find the average rate of change over the given interval. 

• -2

• 2

• -1

• -0.5

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

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

• 5

• -1/5

• -5

• 15

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

• 3

• -3

• 3/2

• -1/3

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

• [13,14]

• [13, 17]

• [16, 17]

• [16, 19]

Determine the slope.

• m=1/7

• m=-1/7

• m=-7

• m=7

Find the slope of the line.

• -2

• 2

• -1

• 1

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

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