Given:
The table represents the number of students that buses can transport.
The objective is to find the constant rate of change.
Explanation:
The general formula for rate of change is,
[tex]\Delta r=\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}[/tex]
Here, a represents the first value and b represents the successive value.
To find rate of change:
The rate of change can be calculated as,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \Delta r=\frac{216-144}{3-2}=\frac{72}{1} \\ \Delta r=\frac{288-216}{4-3}=\frac{72}{1} \\ \Delta r=\frac{360-288}{5-4}=\frac{72}{1} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence, the constant rate of change is 72.
