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Answer:
Yes, because the amount owed changes by 2.25 every time the miles change by 1
Explanation:
The rate of change can be referred to as the slope of the function.
The slope can be calculated using the following formula:
slope = [tex] \frac{ y_{2} - y_{1} }{ x_{2}- x_{1} } [/tex]
We will get the slope between each two successive points:
between 1 and 2:
slope = [tex] \frac{4.75-2.5}{2-1} = 2.25[/tex]
between 2 and 3:
slope = [tex] \frac{7-4.75}{3-2} = 2.25[/tex]
between 3 and 4:
slope = [tex] \frac{9.25-7}{4-3} = 2.25[/tex]
between 4 and 5:
slope = [tex] \frac{11.5-9.25}{5-4} = 2.25[/tex]
We can note that as the miles increase by 1, the amount charged increase by 2.25.
This means that the rate of change is 2.25
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