****- Find the rate of change between the two points: (6, 8) and (5, 6) where x is in days and y is in pounds.

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ipwnbunnies · Answer

This is kinda like saying what is the slope of the line created by the two points.
Recall slope formula:
$$\frac{Y2-Y1}{X2-X1} = \frac{rise}{run}$$

anonymous · Answer

So 6^2-6^1 over 8^2-5^1 ?

ipwnbunnies · Answer

No, not 6 squared.
I'm just distinguishing which points you should use.
The difference between the 2 y-values divided by the difference between the 2 x-values.

anonymous · Answer

oh okay!

ipwnbunnies · Answer

What did you get? What math did you do?

anonymous · Answer

im in geometry

ipwnbunnies · Answer

You should know slope formula from Algebra 1 lol.

ipwnbunnies · Answer

$$\frac{Y2-Y1}{X2-X1} = \frac{8-6}{6-5} \frac{pounds}{day}$$