Question

Find the average rate of change for the given function from x=3 to x=5
Use the table below
x y
1 10
3 4
5 -2
The answers are either
-6
-3
3
6

Answer 1

the rate of change is also known as slope.

so to calculate slope, just look at the x 3 and x 5 values. this means that your answer is 3