What is the rate of change in the table below?

x y
-1 10
1 9
3 8
5 7

Question

What is the rate of change in the table below?

x            y
-1         10
1            9
3           8
5          7

spring98 · Answer

@amistre64 @mathmale

spring98 · Answer

@superdavesuper plz help me

superdavesuper · Answer

do u know wats the definition of rate of change @Spring98 ?

spring98 · Answer

uh not really

superdavesuper · Answer

check out this video here: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics/core-algebra-graphing-lines-slope/core-algebra-slope/v/slope-and-rate-of-change it will explain the rate of change and should help u w ur prob :)

superdavesuper · Answer

short version is the rate of change is the slope of the line
= vertical change / horizontal change
= change in y / change in x

the table in ur prob provides a list of x n y values so they can be used to calculate rate of change :)

spring98 · Answer

Ok so I tried to figure it out and the answer I got was 1/2. What do you think? is it right?

superdavesuper · Answer

bingo, GREAT job, @Spring98 1/2 is the right ans :)

spring98 · Answer

Thanks for the video it helped a lot!! :D

superdavesuper · Answer

hahahaa n thanx 4 willing to try n learn it urself :)