12 questions
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
A rocket is 1.5 miles above the Earth in 20 seconds and is 8 miles above the Earth in 2 minutes. What is the rocket's rate of change in miles per second?
0.065 mps
0.361 mps
3.892 mps
4.145 mps
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
The table below shows the snowfall in a north-eastern city in inches for the first week in January.
Find the average rate of change in the number of inches of snowfall from January 8 to January 11.
2/3 in.
2 in.
3 in.
6 in.