Rate of Change
1.
Calculate the rate of changefor the given table.
 1
 -4
 2
 4
4
1
x
7
-4
2
8
y
2.
 -6/1
 -1/6
  6/1
  1/6
What is the rate ofchange of the  line segment?
3.
What is the rate of change
of the line?
y
3/4
3
4/3
4
x
4.
What is the rate of change of the line?
y
-6/1
-1/6
6/1
1/6
x
5.
Find the slope of the line.
y
  1
-1
  2
-2
x
6.
negative
undefined
zero
positive
Tell whether the slope 
of the line is positive,
negative, zero orundefined.
y
x
7.
78 voters/hr
156 voters/hr
234 voters/hr
39 voters/hr
Find the rate of change in the number of votersat the local precinct between 8 A.M. until 2 P.M.
# voters
time
8 A.M.
78
10 A.M.
156
12 P.M.
234
2 P.M.
312
8.  
Slope and rate of change are ...
essentially the same concept
unrelated concepts
9.
What phrase helps us to determine the 
rate of change or the slope of a line
from a graph?
run over rise
rise over run
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
10.
Find the rate of 
change for the graph.
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
11.
*If the rate of change is 
negative, put the negative
in the numerator.
Find the rate of change for the 
graph below.
12.
Calculate the rate of changefor the given table.
2
0
x
4
0
3
6
y
13.
On Sunday Abby picked a bushel of apples.  
Each day she gave 13 apples away to neighbors. 
Find the rate of change of Abby's apples.
14. 
Mike started a savings account with $300.  After 4 weeks, he had $360.  What is the rate of change of money in Mike's savings account each week?
$
week
15.
negative
undefined
zero
positive
Tell whether the slope 
of the line is positive,
negative, zero orundefined.
y
x
16.
What phrase helps us to determine the rate of change or the slope of a linefrom a table?
change in y over change in x
change in x over change in y
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