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.
Compare Rate of Changes

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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is losing weight faster?
Valerie
Oscar
Mrs. Conte
They are losing the same amount of weight
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Find the rate of change
1
2
11
Not a constant slope/Non-Linear
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
which graph has a greater rate of change
red
blue
they have the same rate of change
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
which has the greater rate of change
y=x +3
y= x+4
both have the same rate of change
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
which has a negative rate of change?
y=-4x+1
y=x +6
both are negative
neither are negative
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
which has a greater rate of change?
y=1/2 x +1
y=1/3 x +2
they have the same slope or rate of change
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