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What is the average rate of change for Wellington’s temperature between the months of May and September?
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Please help! What is the average rate of change for Wellington’s temperature between-example-1
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The average rate of change in temperature is

(change in temperature) / (change in time)

Between May and September, the temp. in Wellington changed from 56° to 55°, and this change occurred over a span of 4 months. So the average (monthly) rate of change in temperature is

(55° - 56°) / (4 months) = -0.25 °/month

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