The average rate of change (slope) is 579.875 if, in 2009, there were 12,078 Burger King restaurants; in 2017, there were 16,717 Burger King restaurants.
The ratio that y increase as x increases is the slope of a line. The slope of a line reflects how steep it is, but how much y increases as x increases. Anywhere on the line, the slope stays unchanged (the same).
[tex]\rm m =\dfrac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
We have:
In 2009, there were 12,078 Burger King restaurants; in 2017, there were 16,717 Burger King restaurants.
The slope:
[tex]\rm m =\dfrac{16717-12078}{2017-2009}[/tex]
m = 4639/8
m = 579.875
Thus, the average rate of change (slope) is 579.875 if, in 2009, there were 12,078 Burger King restaurants; in 2017, there were 16,717 Burger King restaurants.
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