Algebra 7-1 Rate of change
|
Year |
Number of Students in |
|
1997 |
232 |
|
1998 |
238 |
|
1999 |
246 |
|
2000 |
250 |
|
2001 |
248 |
|
2002 |
248 |
1. What was the rate of change from
a.) 1997 to 1998 __________________
b.) 1998 to 2002 __________________
c.) 2001 to 2002 __________________
d.) 2000 to 2002 __________________
2. In what one year period was the rate of change
most dramatic? _________________
|
Dow Jones Value over one week period |
|
|
Monday |
9320 |
|
Tuesday |
9540 |
|
Wednesday |
9500 |
|
Thursday |
9448 |
|
Friday |
9600 |
3. Consider the value of the Dow Jones
Industrial average over a one week period.
a.) What was the rate
of change from Monday to Tuesday? _____________
b.) What was the rate
of change from Tuesday to Thursday? ______________
c.) What was the rate
of change from Monday to Friday? ___________
d.) What one day
period did the rate of change decrease the most? ____________
e.) What one day
period did the rate of change increase the most? ____________
4. When born I was 40 cm tall.
On my first birthday, I was 75 cm tall.
Assuming that there are 365 days
in a year, what was my average rate of change per day? What
was my average rate of change per month?