Question

Find the rate of change for the given table of values:

INPUT: 5 10 15 20
OUTPUT: 6 12 18 24

Answer 1

Answer: 1.2

Explanation:

From the table, we can observe that as the input increases by 5 units, the output increases by 6 units. therefore, the rate of change is:

(change in Output)/(change in Input)= (24-6)/(20-5)

= 18/5= 1.2

∴ This means that for every unit increase in the input, the output increases by 1.2 units