Average Rate of Change

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

During a snowstorm, John measured the total snowfall accumulated at the end of each hour.  He recorded his results in the table below.  What is the approximate average rate of change of the snowfall between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.?

• 0.7 inch/hour

• 0.9 inch/hour

• 1.1 inch/hour

• 1.4 inch/hour

A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is the average rate of change of the car's position with respect to time?

• 45 mph

• 50 mph

• 55 mph

• 60 mph

A train travels from city A to city B, covering a distance of 240 miles in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the train?

• 50 mph

• 55 mph

• 60 mph

• 65 mph

A water tank is being filled at a rate that changes over time. If the volume of water in the tank increases from 100 liters to 400 liters in 6 hours, what is the average rate of change of the volume?

• 40 liters per hour

• 50 liters per hour

• 60 liters per hour

• 70 liters per hour

A cyclist travels 90 kilometers in 3 hours. What is the average rate of change of the cyclist's position with respect to time?

• 25 km/h

• 30 km/h

• 35 km/h

• 40 km/h

What is Mrs. Gordon's rate from 0 to 2 seconds?

• 2.5 feet per second
• .4 feet per second
• 5 feet per second
• .2 feet per second

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

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

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

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

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7

The Jamison family kept a log of the distance they traveled during a trip, as represented by the graph below. During which interval was their average speed the greatest?

• the first hour to the second hour

• the second hour to the fourth hour

• the sixth hour to the eighth hour

• the eighth hour to the tenth hour

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

CCSS.HSS.ID.C.7