Question

The population of deer in a state park in 1985 was 46,000. The population in 1990 was 72,000. What is the rate of change of the population with respect to the year for this function?

Answer 1

Answer:

5200 deer/year

Step-by-step explanation:

• $rateofchange=changeinpopulation \div changeinyears$
• we will call the rate of change, the slope of the function
• $slope=(72000-46000)deer\div (1990-1985)years\\=26000deer\div 5years\\=(\frac{26000}{5}) deer/year\\==5200deer/year$