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Rate of Change Worksheet with Answer Key

7 problems on rate of change: finding rates with units and signs, a filling tank, comparing snowstorms, a shrinking line, bowling costs, a descending balloon, and a go-kart that speeds up. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Find the rate of change, with its units and its sign:
    A tank gains 45 liters in 3 minutes.A greenhouse cools by 12 degrees in 8 hours.A plane comes down 1500 meters in 6 minutes.A bus pass goes up 6 dollars over 24 months.A train covers 42 km in 0.5 hours.
  2. Use a table to find how fast Hannah's hose fills a stock tank.
  3. Compare two snowstorms to see which drops snow faster.
  4. Word problem: the rate the line at a stadium gate shrinks.
  5. Find the cost per game and shoe rental at a bowling alley from a table.
  6. Word problem: the altitude of a hot-air balloon coming down at a steady rate.
  7. Find the rate of change of a go-kart's distance and see if it is steady.

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