For this case we have to:
Let
So:

We have the solution will be given by:

Where:

Substituting:

The solutions are:

Returning the change:

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:
the rate of change is officially
(f(x2) - f(x1)) / (x2 - x1)
but for a line function (as we have here) this is totally easy : it is the slope of the line.
and that means it is the factor of x.
in our case this is -3/2.
because the slope of a line is the ratio "y coordinate change / x coordinate change". and that is exactly corresponding to the general rate of change definition above.
<span>(-7) = e/3 + 14
Subtract 14 on both sides
-7 - 14 = e/3 + 14 - 14
-21 = e/3
Multiply by 3 on both sides
-21 * 3 = e/3 * 3
-63 = e</span>