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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the rate of change in this graph...?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It's really confusing, I don't understand how to do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

rate of change = slope, that's the first thing you need to realize so since this function is linear, to calculate slope you can use the equation: \[m=\frac{ y _{2} -y _{1}}{ x _{2}-x _{1}}\]you need to choose two points on the graph. From the graph we can see there are points (3,25) and (0,0) Your y-values are 25 and 0, and your x-values are 3 and 0, You put these values into your equation and you get:\[m=\frac{ 25-0 }{ 3-0 }\] This simplifies to:\[m=\frac{ 25 }{ 3 }\] Therefore, the rate of change of the graph is 25/3.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thank you SO much! :)))

OpenStudy (anonymous):

^_^

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