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What is the rate of change of the graph?a.1/32 gallons/mileb.1/64 gallons/milec.64 miles/gallond.32 miles/gallon

What is the rate of change of the graph?a.1/32 gallons/mileb.1/64 gallons/milec.64 miles-example-1

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\begin{gathered} \text{rate of change = }\frac{\Delta\text{miles}}{\Delta gallons}\text{ = }(160-64)/(5-2) \\ =(96)/(3)\text{ = 32miles/gallon} \end{gathered}

Taking two points on the graph

when miles = 160 , gallon = 5

when miles = 64 , gallon = 2

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