Slope as Rate of Change

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

Which of the following rates represents the graph shown?

• 10 miles per week

• 9 miles per week

• 0.1 miles per week

• 5 miles per week

The table show's your profit from your summer mowing job. What is the rate of change?

• $10 per hour

• $20 per hour

• $5 per hour

• $12 per hour

A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change? 

• 200

• 150

• 300

• 75

rise/run; rate of change; Change in y/Change in x

• slope

• x-intercept

• y-intercept

• undefined

What does this formula stand for? Select all that apply

• Rate of change

• Vertical change over horizontal change

• Change in y over change in x

• Change in x over change in y

• Horizontal change over vertical change

what is rate of change?

• The rate one quantity changes due to another quantity

• X-axis

• Z+x=a

• Undefined

Find the slope of the line.

• Undefined

• 0

• 1

• -1

At 0 seconds, Mrs. Taylor was 10 feet off the ground.  At 5 seconds, she was 20 feet off the ground.  What is her rate in feet per second?

• 10 feet per second

• 5 feet per second

• 2 feet per second

• 6 feet per second

At what rate did the rain fall?

• 2 cm per hour

• ¹/₄ cm per hour

• ¹/₂ cm per hour

• 4 cm per hour