Rate of Change and Initial Value

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

• 8

• 6

Find the rate of change

• 1

• 2

• 11

• Not a constant slope/Non-Linear

What is the rate of change for the following graph?

• 80

• 20

• 40

• 160

Find the rate of change

• 3

• -3

• 20

• Not a constant slope/Non-Linear

Identify the Rate of Change and Initial Value

• Rate of Change - 25 Initial Value - 8

• Rate of Change - 8 Initial Value - 25

Find the rate of change.

• -2 minutes per gallon

• -20 minutes per gallon

• -2 gallons per minute

• -20 gallons per minute

Which company shows a greater rate of change?

• Water's Edge Rafts

• Ryan's Rafts

What is the rate of change demonstrated in this graph?

• 2 cm per hour

• ¹/₄ cm per hour

• ¹/₂ cm per hour

• 4 cm per hour

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.

• 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.

What is the rate of change and initial value?

• Rate of Change = 3 Initial Value = 8

• Rate of Change = 8 Initial Value = 3