Worksheet: Slope and Rate of Change

Q1:

Which of the following functions has a rate of change that is more rapid than the function shown in the graph?

A
B
C
D
E

Q2:

Determine which of the given functions has the greatest rate of change.

(a)

			0	1	2
		2	6	10	14

(b) a function where the input is multiplied by 3 and subtracted from 4

(c)

(d)

Ac
BThey have the same rate of change.
Ca
Db
Ed

Q3:

At an amusement park, a booth was selling soft drinks. By 2:00 pm, 37 soft drinks were sold, and, by 4:00 pm, 69 were sold. Assuming that the booth was selling at a linear rate during this period, determine the slope of the line representing this information.

Q4:

Find the rate of change for the following graph.

Q5:

Jennifer and Hannah are playing a video game. The given functions represent the number of levels each of them has finished. Who plays better?

Hannah’s Progress
Time (min)	Number of Levels
4	3
12	9
20	15
24	18

AJennifer
BHannah

Q6:

Which of the following functions has a lower rate of change?

(a)

	9	3
	2

(b) A function with an output that is equal to the input divided by 3 and added to 5.

AThey have the same rate of change.
B(b)
C(a)

Q7:

Find the slopes of , , and .

AThe slope of is 10, the slope of is 0, and the slope of is .
BThe slope of is , the slope of is 0, and the slope of is .
CThe slope of is 10, the slope of is undefined, and the slope of is .
DThe slope of is 10, the slope of is 1, and the slope of is .
EThe slope of is , the slope of is 1, and the slope of is .

Q8:

Which of the following best describes the slope of the line on the diagram?

Apositive
B0
Cnegative
Dundefined

Q9:

The graph shows the distance covered in kilometers over a 15-hour hike. What were the fastest and slowest speeds recorded?

Afastest speed: km/h, slowest speed: km/h
Bfastest speed: 6 km/h, slowest speed: km/h
Cfastest speed: 3 km/h, slowest speed: km/h
Dfastest speed: 6 km/h, slowest speed: km/h
Efastest speed: 3 km/h, slowest speed: km/h

Q10:

Use the graph to find out how many action figures each boy has.

Q11:

The scores of a class of students in their end-of-year math and physics examinations can be described by the model , where is the score in math and is the score in physics. What is the interpretation of the value of 0.43 in the model?

AFor every additional point scored in the math examination, students’ scores increase by, on average, 31.8 points in their physics examination.
BFor every additional point scored in the physics examination, students’ scores increase by, on average, 0.43 additional points in their math examination.
CFor every additional point scored in the physics examination, students’ scores decrease by, on average, 0.43 points in their math examination.
DFor every additional point scored in the math examination, students’ scores increase by, on average, 0.43 additional points in their physics examination.
EFor every additional point scored in the math examination, students’ scores decrease by, on average, 0.43 points in their physics examination.

Q12:

Let and be the quadratic function given by the following table.

	−2	−1	0	1	2	3
	0	3	0	−9	−24	−45

Which of the following statements is true?

AOn the interval , function has the lower average rate of change.
BOn the interval , function has the higher average rate of change.
CThe minimum value of is greater than the maximum value of .
DBoth functions have the same axis of symmetry.
EThe sums of zeros of the two functions are the same.

Q13:

The table lists the distance covered in kilometers over a 15-hour hike. During which periods was the average speed below 2 kilometers per hour?

Hour	3	5	9	15
Distance	18	24	28	30

Abetween hour 5 and hour 15
Bbetween hour 3 and hour 5

Q14:

Using the information in the given table, determine the rate of change in the number of seeds for every orange, and express your answer as a fraction.

Number of Oranges	3	5	7
Number of Seeds	54	90	126

A
B
C
D
E

Q15:

Which of the following interprets the rate of change of the data in the table?

Remaining Gas (gal)	19	14	9	4
Miles Driven	0	100	200	300

AA decrease of 19 gallons per 50 miles
BA decrease of 19 gallons per 100 miles
CA decrease of 5 gallons per 100 miles
DA decrease of 5 gallons per 50 miles

Q16:

A video-on-demand service offers different streaming plans as shown in the given table. Determine, to the nearest cent, the rate of change in cost per minute of video streaming.

Cost	$42	$58	$74	$90	$106
Minutes of Video Streaming	5,000	5,500	6,000	6,500	7,000

Q17:

The table shows Sophia’s height at ages 10 and 15. Find the rate of change, in inches per year, of her height between these ages.

Height (in)	53	67
Age (yr)	10	15

A inches per year
B inches per year
C inches per year
D inches per year
E inches per year

Q18:

Using the given table, determine the rate of change in temperature.

Time (in hours)	1:00 PM	2:00 PM	3:00 PM	4:00 PM
Temperature (in degrees)	55	59	63	67

A per hour
B per hour
C per hour
D per hour
E per hour

Q19:

The table shows the value of a company’s stock over a 5-day period. Determine the rate of change (dollars per day) between day 1 and day 3.

Value	40.23	45.55	49.87	41.21	45.62
Day	1	2	3	4	5

Q20:

The graph below shows the relation between the cost of a party and the number of people attending. Determine the rate of change.

A
B
C25
D
E

Q21:

The relation between the cost of wrapping paper and the number of rolls bought is shown in the table. Is the relationship between the two quantities linear? If so, find the constant rate of change.

Number of Rolls	1	2	3	4
Total Cost ($)	3	7	9	12

Ayes, 3
Byes,
Cyes,
Dno
Eyes, 4

Q22:

This graph illustrates the decay of a radioactive substance over days. Which of the following is the best estimate of the average decay rate from to ?

A milligrams per day
B milligrams per day
C milligrams per day
D milligrams per day
E milligrams per day

Q23:

What is the average speed of a sound wave that travels 895 meters in 2.5 seconds?

Q24:

If a worker who can paint a house in 300 hours and another who can paint the same house in 100 hours work together, how many minutes do they need to paint the house?

Q25:

Given the exponential function , what is the percentage rate of change? Give your answer to the nearest percent.