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Rate of Change: Skill Steps/Examples

This document discusses proportional relationships and rate of change. It provides steps to recognize proportional relationships by examining tables and graphs. It also provides steps to calculate rate of change by identifying the change in units and creating a unit rate. Examples are given for determining if a table represents a proportional relationship and for calculating rate of change for a hot air balloon and gas prices.

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Rate of Change: Skill Steps/Examples

This document discusses proportional relationships and rate of change. It provides steps to recognize proportional relationships by examining tables and graphs. It also provides steps to calculate rate of change by identifying the change in units and creating a unit rate. Examples are given for determining if a table represents a proportional relationship and for calculating rate of change for a hot air balloon and gas prices.

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Skill

Steps/Examples
Rate of
Change

To solve a problem asking for rate of change

1. Identify the change in two separate units
2. Create a unit rate to represent the change

1.

















Proportional
Relationships
To recognize the presence of proportional
relationships

1. Tables: The same value can be multiplied or
divided
2. Graphs: The line passes through the origin
and is a straight line

Look at the table below. Does the table
represent a proportional relationship?
Why or why not?





































Look at the table below. Does the table
represent a proportional relationship?
Why or why not?


At time = 0 seconds, a hot air balloon is
at a height of 40 feet. At time = 15
seconds, the hot air balloon is at a height
of 190 feet. What is the rate of change in
altitude with respect to time?
The price of gasoline has risen steadily
over the past four years. Back then, the
price per gallon was $3.10. Now, the
price per gallon is about $3.90. What is
the rate of change in the price of gas
over the past four years?

x 2 4 6 8
y 6 12 18 24

x 1 4 7 10
y 5 20 36 50





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Topic: Proportional Relationships

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