Compare Rate of Changes

Michael started a savings account with $300. After 4 weeks, he had $350, and after 9 weeks, he had $400. What is the rate of change of money in his savings account per week?

• $44/week

• $10/week

• $20/week

• $11/week

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

Bob has $150 in his savings account and saves $40 per month. What is the rate of change?

• $150

• $40 per month

• $40 per day

Charlie rented a moving truck. He paid a daily fee plus a per-mile fee to rent the truck. The equation below represents the daily amount Charlie paid for the truck if he drives it x miles.
y=0.5x+10
What does the slope of the graph of this equation represent?

• The daily fee for the moving truck

• The per-mile fee for the moving truck

• How much Charlie paid for the truck

• The number of miles he drove

The equation c = 0.20t + 3.50 shows the relationship between the charge c in dollars for renting a kayak for t minutes.  What is the meaning of the slope of the equation?

• For $1.00, you can rent a kayak for 20 minutes.

• It costs $0.20 per minute to rent the kayak.

• You have to pay $0.20 up front before using the kayak at all.

• Every .2 minutes, you have to pay $1.00.

Which rate of change represents the following graph?

• 5 figurines on 1 shelf

• 0.5 figurines on 1 shelf

• 10 figurines on 1 shelf

• 40 figurines on 1 shelf

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

What is the rate of change in the equation?
y=8x+6

• 8

• 6

Who has the greater rate of change?

• Smith has the greater rate of change.

• Harmon has the greater rate of change.

• Macey has the greater rate of change.

• They have the same rate of change

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

• -1