The average rate of change from 3 to 6 storms is 0.4.
Given
The price of gas has been increasing over the last month.
Renee believes there is a positive correlation between the number of predicted storms and the price of gas.
Number of Storms Predicted Gas Price;
1 $2.34
3 $2.44
4 $2.49
6 $2.56
7 $2.61
The average rate of change of a function between two input values is defined as the total change of the output values (function) divided by the change in the input values.
Let the number of Storms = N and Predicted Gas Price = P.
The average rate of change is from 3 to 6 storms.
At N = 3 ⇒ P = $2.44
At N = 6 ⇒ P = $2.56
Therefore,
The average rate of change from 3 to 6 storms is;
[tex]\rm Average \ rate =\dfrac{2.56-2.22}{6-3}\\\\Average \ rate =\dfrac{0.12}{3}\\\\Average \ rate =0.4[/tex]
Hence, the average rate of change from 3 to 6 storms is 0.4.
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