Rate of Change
Slope from 2 Points
Rate Of Change-Graphs
Slope From Graphs
100

A car accelerates to 30 mph in 180 feet.

What is 1 mph for every 6 feet?

100

(5,1) and (9,9)

What is 2?

100

What is the rate of change?


What is $100 per deposit? 

100

What is the slope?


What is -1/2?

200

3 bags of rice cost $6.75 and 5 bags of rice cost $11.25.

What is $2.25 per bag of rice?

200

(2,-3) and (5,-15)

What is -4?

200

What is the rate of change?


What is $5 per week?

200

What is the slope?


What is 4/3?

300

A swimming pool has 200 gallons of water and then 8 minutes later it has 360 gallons of water.

How many gallons are being filled every minute?

What is 20 gallons of water per minute?

300

(-2,5) and (4,19)

What is 7/3?

300

What is the rate of change?


Slope: change in y/ change in x

Pick two points on the line such as (0,20) and (10,40). Plug into slope formula.

Change in y is 40 subtracting 20. Change in x is 10 minus 0

  40-20/ 10-0       Plug coordinates into slope formula

  20/ 10= 2          Subtract + Simplify

300

What is the slope?


What is 2/3?

400

Janice has typed 32 words. 2 minutes later she has typed 68 total words.

What is the rate she is typing at?

What is 18 words per minute?

400

(-2,-9) and (-7,-21)

What is 12/5?

400

What is the rate of change?


What is -1/10 inches per minute?

400

What is the slope?


What is -1/2?

500

An employee earns $28.50 after 3 hours and $237.50 after 25 hours.

What is $9.50 per hour?

500

(42,18) and (21,19)

What is -1/21?

500

What is the rate of change?


What is -4/3 bottles per gift basket?

500

What is the slope?


What is -1/2?

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