Question

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A car traveling on a highway is 60 miles away from home after 1 hour, and is 300 miles away from home after 5 hours. What is the rate of change of the car’s distance over time?

a. 1/60 mph
b. 15/2 mph
c. 55mph
d. 60 mph

Answer 1

If the car is traveling 60mph and is 300 miles away after 5 hours, the rate of change here is to divide 5 by 300. The answer is 60 (D). The problem here would look like 300/5=60. So the rate of change of the car's distance over time would be 60.