Question

What is the rate of change for the linear relationship modeled in the table?
x y
-1 10
1 9
3 8
5 7

Answer 1

@SamBrowne10

Answer 2

I'm here

Answer 3

Do you know how to do this @SamBrowne10

Answer 4

for example, going from x=3 to x=5, the change in y is 7-8=-1, so the rate of change is:
\[\Large r = \frac{{7 - 8}}{{5 - 3}} = ...\]

Answer 5

Thank you

Answer 6

Every time x goes up 2 Y would go down 1 so....oh someone else already answered

Answer 7

so the answer is -1/2?

Answer 8

Just so you know i'm not still in school my teacher just hasn't submitted my final grade so i'm resubmitting assignments to get a better grade.

Answer 9

Thank you for your help though!