Rate of Change and Slope: Real-World Applications Quiz

A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is the rate of change in miles per hour?

• 100 miles per hour

• 75 miles per hour

• 30 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

A plant grows from 2 inches to 10 inches in 4 weeks. What is the rate of change in inches per week?

• 4 inches per week

• 2 inches per week

• 3 inches per week

• 1 inch per week

A cyclist rides 60 miles in 2 hours. Calculate the slope of the distance-time graph for this trip.

• 30 miles per hour

• 40 miles per hour

• 20 miles per hour

• 50 miles per hour

A water tank is filled with 500 liters in 5 hours. What is the rate of change in liters per hour?

• 50 liters per hour

• 100 liters per hour

• 200 liters per hour

• 75 liters per hour

A runner completes a 5K race in 25 minutes. What is the rate of change in kilometers per minute?

• 0.5 km/min

• 0.1 km/min

• 0.2 km/min

• 0.4 km/min

A student reads 120 pages in 4 days. What is the rate of change in pages per day?

• 20 pages per day

• 40 pages per day

• 50 pages per day

• 30 pages per day

A factory produces 200 toys in 8 hours. Calculate the slope of the production rate in toys per hour.

• 20 toys per hour

• 15 toys per hour

• 50 toys per hour

• 25 toys per hour

A tree grows from 5 feet to 15 feet in 10 years. What is the rate of change in feet per year?

• 2 feet per year

• 0.5 feet per year

• 3 feet per year

• 1 foot per year

A bus travels from one city to another, covering 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the rate of change in miles per hour?

• 60 miles per hour

• 45 miles per hour

• 75 miles per hour

• 90 miles per hour

A savings account increases from $1,000 to $1,500 in 5 years. What is the rate of change in dollars per year?

• $200 per year

• $50 per year

• $100 per year

• $75 per year