Question

If the price of a gallon of gas was $0.89 in 1984 and was $3.59 in 2014, what was the average rate of change in the price per gallon of gas?

Answer 1

0.09

Explanation:

avg rate of change is: change in y/ change in x

so it´d be 3.59 - 0.89 / 2014 - 1984

= 2.7/ 30

= 0.09

note:

The slope formula and the average rate of change formula are the same, just written a bit different, so you could also use:

y2 - y1 / x2 - x1