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Rate of Change

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  1. A cup of water increased in temperature from 22°C to 60°C over the course of 20 minutes. What is the rate of change?
  1. 38 °C/min
  2. 1.9 °C/min
  3. 0.53 °C/min
  4. 20 °C/min

  1. James ran 400 meters in 65.2 seconds. What is his rate of change?
  1. 1.2 m/s
  2. 0.2 m/s
  3. 400 m/s
  4. 6.1 m/s

  1. A student’s grade goes from a 92 to a 56 in
    3 weeks because they didn’t do their homework. Calculate the student’s rate of grade change.
  1. 10 points/week
  2. 11 points/week
  3. 12 points/week
  4. 13 points/week

  1. A glacier advanced down a mountain from an elevation of 2010 m to 1770 m in 5 years.
    What was the glaciers rate of change?
  1. 47.8 m/yr
  2. 0.02 m/yr
  3. 56.1 m/yr
  4. 240 m/yr

  1. An ice cube with a mass of 10.5 grams is left to melt, 5 minutes later the ice cube is 4.4 grams. What is the rate of change?
  1. 56 g/min
  2. 1.25 g/min
  3. 0.82 g/min
  4. 1.22 g/min

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