Question

Use the table below to answer this question:

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Th average rate of change is the slope of the secant line that goes through those 2 values of x.  Of course, each value of x also has a value of y.  The coordinates for these combinations of x's and y's are:

(-1, 5) and (4, 0).  We can use the slope formula to find the average rate of change of this function without having to know what the function's equation is:

$m=\frac{0-5}{4-(-1)}=\frac{-5}{5}=-1$

So the average rate of change, aka slope, between those 2 points is -1