document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061640>Question 1061640</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If at time 3 hours, a car has traveled 145 miles, and at time 7 hours, the car has traveled 357 miles, what is the car's average rate of change over the given time interval? Include units in your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If at time 3 hours, a car has traveled 145 miles, and at time 7 hours, the car has traveled 357 miles, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "what is the car's average rate <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28cross%28of_change%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28cross%28of_change%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > over the given time interval? Include units in your answer.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is not clear from the post, to which time interval does the question relate.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does it relates to the 3-hour interval? - Then the average rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=145%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"145%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Does it relates to the 7-hour interval? - Then the average rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=357%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"357%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If it relates to the entire trip of 3 + 7 hours, then the average rate is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28145%2B357%29%2F%283%2B10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28145%2B357%29%2F%283%2B10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > miles per hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I left it to you to make calculations.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, the words  \"car's average rate of change\" tell a lot about you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The matter is that such combination of words is not applicable in this context.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct term is \"car's average rate\". \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Watch your terminology !!\r<BR>\n" );
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