Rate of Change Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on understanding and calculating the rate of change from various representations including tables, graphs, and equations for 8th-grade math students.
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Rate of Change Practice
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for full credit.
1. In your own words, explain what 'rate of change' means in the context of a linear relationship.
2. Calculate the rate of change for the data in the table below.
x | y
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2 | 10
4 | 16
6 | 22
The rate of change is .
3. What is the rate of change (slope) of the line shown in the graph?
1/2
2
-1/2
-2
4. For the equation y = 3x - 5, what is the rate of change?
5. A horizontal line has a rate of change of zero.
True
False
6. A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is its average rate of change (speed) in miles per hour?