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Find the rate of change between the points

Find the rate of change between the points-example-1

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Answer:

C. -3/8

Explanation:

To find the rate of change is the same as finding the slope. To find the slope between two points you'd use the slope formula, which is y2-y1 over x2-x1.

You'd get -8-1 over -8-16. -8-1 is -9. -8-16 is -24 so you'd get -9/-24.

Because that isn't one of the answer choices you have to simplify it. To simplify it you would divide both numbers by the same number. A common number they both share is 3. So then you'd divide -9 by 3 and you'd divide -24 by 3. -9 divided by 3 is -3. -24 divided by 3 is -8 so you'd get -3/-8. Which should be C. -3/8. Because both numbers are negative the answer should have a negative sign so you'd cross b and d out. And a isn't right because the 8 is supposed to be in the denominator and not in the numerator.

(Hopefully you understood this, if not then I'm sorry.)

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Answer: D. 3/8

Explanation:

The rate of change or slope is rise/run

We see that the y decreases by 9 and the x decreases by 24, so our slope is -9/-24 = 3/8 because negative and negative will be positive.

So the answer is D

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