Question

In the city of Carmen, there is a drawbridge that is opened twice per hour over the summer. The graph below SHOW

the number of feet that the top of the bridge was above the water versus the amount of minutes that the drawbridge
was open.
40
30+
Feet Above Water
20
10
1
2
3
Minutes
The city's engineer noticed that the bridge is not opening and closing at the same rate and wanted to determine the
rate of change over these intervals. Complete the table to determine the rate of change or the drawbridge (in feet per
minute) at each of the specified intervals.

Answer 1

Between 0 and 1 minute: 25

Between 1 and 2 minutes: 0

Between 2 and 4 minutes: -25

Explanation:

Notice the changes in the table and how the line increases, stays constant, and decreases.