The function below shows the number of car owners f(t), in thousands, in a city in different years t:

f(t) = 0.25t2 - 0.5t + 3.5

The average rate of change of f(t) from t = 2 to t = 6 is ______ thousand owners per year.

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The function below shows the number of car owners f(t), in thousands, in a city in different years t:

f(t) = 0.25t2 - 0.5t + 3.5

The average rate of change of f(t) from t = 2 to t = 6 is ______ thousand owners per year.

Numerical Answers Expected!

oregonduck · Answer

1.5 right?

irishboy123 · Answer

lmLtfy!!

$\large f(t) = 0.25t^2 - 0.5t + 3.5$

so 

$\huge \frac{f(6) - f(2)}{6 - 2} = ????$

then, remembering that they want the answer in "  **thousand** owners per year  ", be sure to divide by 1,000.

oregonduck · Answer

is it 1.5?

oregonduck · Answer

@Nnesha is it 1.5?
YES OR NO?????????????