Average rate of change over an interval
Grade 9 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence
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input w: weeks output cm 1 5 2 6 3 11 4 20 Ren's plant is measured each week (height in cm). Use the rows for inputs 1 (output 5) and 3 (output 11). What is the average rate of change from 1 to 3?
Zee's robot collects stars. The table shows its total. Use the rows for inputs 0 (output 3) and 2 (output 13). What is the average rate of change from 0 to 2?
Ari fills a tub. The table shows the liters in it. Use the rows for inputs 1 (output 6) and 4 (output 18). What is the average rate of change from 1 to 4?
Bo's candle burns down. The rows say 20 cm at hour 2 and 8 cm at hour 5. What is the average rate of change from hour 2 to hour 5?
Esme drains a bath. The rows say 30 liters at minute 1 and 12 liters at minute 4. What is the average rate of change from minute 1 to minute 4?
Jun watches a snow pile melt. The rows say 45 cm at hour 0 and 20 cm at hour 5. What is the average rate of change from hour 0 to hour 5?
Kira's lamp battery runs down. The rows say 21 percent at hour 3 and 12 percent at hour 6. What is the average rate of change from hour 3 to hour 6?
Use the table
input s: seconds output meters 0 1 1 3 2 7 3 13 4 21 Luz rolls a ball down a ramp, and it speeds up. The table shows the distance in meters. What is the average rate of change from second 2 to second 3?
Milo slides a sled down a hill. The table shows the distance in meters. What is the average rate of change from second 1 to second 2?
Noah scoots downhill, faster every second. The table shows the distance in meters. What is the average rate of change from second 2 to second 3?
