9) A hot air balloon rose from a height of 100 m to 400 m in 3 minutes. What was the balloon's rate of change?

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PART 3- Rate of Change from Scenarios
9) A hot air balloon rose from a bejeht of 100 m to 10) A sky diver falls 100 meters in 10 seconds.
Calculate the rate of change. (Hint: He starts at 0
when he jumps out of the plane.)
400 m in 3 minutes. What was the balloon's rate
of change?
11) A student's grade goes from a 95 to a 60 in 3
weeks because they didn't do their homework and
consequently failed the last few quizzes and test.
(Don't let this happen to youll) Calculate the
student's rate of change.
12) Mr. Ali and his family leave on a car trip Saturday
morning at 5am and arrive at their destination at
11am. When he began the trip the car's odometer
read 44,520 km and when he arrived it read 45,000
km. What was the average speed for the trip?
13) A glacier advanced down a mountain from an
elevation of 2010 m to 1780 m in 5 years. What
14) A missile flies 20 miles in 10 minutes. Calculate
the missile's rate of change.
was the glaciers rate of change?
15) In 1994, school lunch at Rockwell High School
was $1.20. In 1999, the cost increased
to $2.25. Find the annual rate of change in the
price for school lunch from 1994 to 1999.
16) At 3 weeks old, a corn plant is 4 inches tall and at
15 weeks it is 46 inches tall. Calculate the corn's
growth rate of change.
17. The average rate of change between two coordinates is . What are two possible coordinates?
Transcribed Image Text:PART 3- Rate of Change from Scenarios 9) A hot air balloon rose from a bejeht of 100 m to 10) A sky diver falls 100 meters in 10 seconds. Calculate the rate of change. (Hint: He starts at 0 when he jumps out of the plane.) 400 m in 3 minutes. What was the balloon's rate of change? 11) A student's grade goes from a 95 to a 60 in 3 weeks because they didn't do their homework and consequently failed the last few quizzes and test. (Don't let this happen to youll) Calculate the student's rate of change. 12) Mr. Ali and his family leave on a car trip Saturday morning at 5am and arrive at their destination at 11am. When he began the trip the car's odometer read 44,520 km and when he arrived it read 45,000 km. What was the average speed for the trip? 13) A glacier advanced down a mountain from an elevation of 2010 m to 1780 m in 5 years. What 14) A missile flies 20 miles in 10 minutes. Calculate the missile's rate of change. was the glaciers rate of change? 15) In 1994, school lunch at Rockwell High School was $1.20. In 1999, the cost increased to $2.25. Find the annual rate of change in the price for school lunch from 1994 to 1999. 16) At 3 weeks old, a corn plant is 4 inches tall and at 15 weeks it is 46 inches tall. Calculate the corn's growth rate of change. 17. The average rate of change between two coordinates is . What are two possible coordinates?
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