Question

When downloading a large file from the internet Alice interrupted the download by closing her computer. Later that evening she resumed the download and noticed that the file was downloading at a constant rate of change. 3 minutes since resuming the download 6720 total MegaBytes (MB) of the file had been downloaded and 5 mintues since resuming the download 10560 total MegaBytes (MB) of the file had been downloaded.

Answer 1

Using the slope concept, it is found that the rate of download of the file is of 1920 MB/s.

What is the slope?

The slope of a linear function is given by the change in the output divided by the change in the input.

In this problem:

• 3 minutes since resuming the download 6720 total MegaBytes (MB).

• 5 minutes since resuming the download 10560 total MegaBytes (MB) of the file had been downloaded..

• Hence, in 2 minutes, there was a change of 10560 - 6720 = 3840 MB, which means that the slope is:

$m = \frac{3840}{2} = 1920$

The rate of download of the file is of 1920 MB/s.

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