SOLUTION: what is the average rate of change, in millimeters per year, of a persons pupil diameter from age 20 to 80? where 20 year olds are 4.7 millimeters per year and 80 year olds are 2.

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Question 1029681: what is the average rate of change, in millimeters per year, of a persons pupil diameter from age 20 to 80? where 20 year olds are 4.7 millimeters per year and 80 year olds are 2.3 millimeters per year
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Average rate of change = (change in pupil diameter)/(change in age) =
(2.3 mm - 4.7 mm)/(80 - 20) = -2.4 mm / 60 years = -0.04 mm/yr