Ben and Shawn went fishing, and each caught fish at a constant rate throughout the day. The graph shown below represents the fish Ben caught. The table shown below represents the fish Shawn caught.
Who caught fish at a slower rate?
Who caught fish at a slower rate? Explain your answer.
Tell which description of the function is true.
The function is nonlinear and always decreasing.
It is not a function.
The function is decreasing from –2 to negative infinity and increasing from –2 to infinity.
The function is decreasing from –2 to –4 and increasing from –2 to 4.
Marcia and Henry each live 2 miles away from a movie theater. They decide to meet up to go see a movie. It takes Marcia 30 minutes to ride her bike to the theater. It takes Henry 45 minutes to ride his bike there. Answer rate of speed in miles per hour that Marcia and Henry each ride.
Which equation represents a function with a rate of change that is greater than the one shown in the graph below?
y = –2x + 7
y=x2-3
y=34x+4
y=3x-7
Match the following graphs with the correct written scenario.
Part A.
Sandra leaves her house and walks to her friend’s house at a constant rate.
Sandra leaves her house and walks toward her friend’s house. She stops to check if she remembered her mp3 player. She realizes she left it and quickly returns back home to get it.
Sandra leaves her house and walks to her friend’s house. On the way there, she stops at the store to get a snack. Then, she continues on to her friend’s house.
