Let y=-19x+165 represent the number of students present in a large class, where x represents the number of hours of study required weekly. What is the rate of change of the number of students in the class with respect to the number of hours of study?

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anonymous · Answer

-19

anonymous · Answer

the question has been made complicated, all u need to do is to calculate dy/dx

anonymous · Answer

so it is -19 students?

anonymous · Answer

no, the rate is -19 :)... -19 students is bizzare :D

stormfire1 · Answer

The rate of change (slope..derivative) is -19 per hour