SOLUTION: Gary is spending money at the rate of $4 per day. By day 3, he has $47. What is the rate of change?

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Question 920616: Gary is spending money at the rate of $4 per day. By day 3, he has $47. What is the rate of change?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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His rate of change is the amount of money he spends per day (assuming it stays the same). In this case, the rate of change is -4 dollars per day because he is losing this much per day.