Find Rate of Change from Tables

Find the rate of change

• 1
• 2
• 11
• slopeNot a constant slope/Non-Linear

Find the rate of change

• 3
• -3
• 20
• Not a constant slope/Non-Linear

What is the rate of change for the table below?

• 1/3
• 3/7
• 7/3
• 3

• 1 minute per day
• 2 minutes per day
• 3 minutes per day
• 15 minutes per day

Which of the following are ways to find the rate of change?

• change in y over change in x
• rise over run
• subtract y coordinates over subtract x coordinates
• all of the above

What is the rate of change?

• The tree grows 3 inches every 2 months
• The tree grows 2 inches every 3 months
• The tree grows 3 inches every month
• The tree grows 2 inches every month

The table shows the distance Tommy ran in different minutes.  During which time interval did the salary increase at the greatest rate?

• 28 - 42
• 42 - 64
• 64 - 78
• 78 - 97

What is the average rate of change of milk prices between 1976 and 1993?

• 0.06
• 0.05
• 0.04
• 0.03

The average movie ticket prices in the US are represented in a table and a graph.  Based on this information, what value is closest to the average rate of change for 1990 - 2010?

• $0.03
• $0.18
• $1.48
• $3.67

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