Kandeer measures the amount of water in his backyard well each day during a dry spell in his area. Calculate the rate of change.
Day 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
amount of. 50 46 42 38 34 30 26 22
water (L)
Just looking at your data, I can clearly see that the water level decreases
by 4 L per day.
I think I just gave you the rate.
To calculate the rate of change, we need to find the difference in the amount of water between two consecutive days and divide it by the number of days between those two days.
The rate of change for each day can be calculated as follows:
Day 0 to Day 1: (50 - 46) / 1 = 4 L/day
Day 1 to Day 2: (46 - 42) / 1 = 4 L/day
Day 2 to Day 3: (42 - 38) / 1 = 4 L/day
Day 3 to Day 4: (38 - 34) / 1 = 4 L/day
Day 4 to Day 5: (34 - 30) / 1 = 4 L/day
Day 5 to Day 6: (30 - 26) / 1 = 4 L/day
Day 6 to Day 7: (26 - 22) / 1 = 4 L/day
Therefore, the rate of change of the amount of water in Kandeer's backyard well during the dry spell is 4 liters per day.
To calculate the rate of change of the amount of water in Kandeer's backyard well, we need to determine how much the water level is changing per day.
First, let's look at the difference between the amount of water on each consecutive day:
- Day 1: 50 L - 46 L = 4 L
- Day 2: 46 L - 42 L = 4 L
- Day 3: 42 L - 38 L = 4 L
- Day 4: 38 L - 34 L = 4 L
- Day 5: 34 L - 30 L = 4 L
- Day 6: 30 L - 26 L = 4 L
- Day 7: 26 L - 22 L = 4 L
We can observe that the amount of water decreases by 4 L each day.
Therefore, the rate of change of the amount of water in Kandeer's backyard well during the dry spell is -4 L/day.