Finite Math and Applied Calculus (6th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1133607705
ISBN 13: 978-1-13360-770-0

Chapter 10 - Section 10.4 - Average Rate of Change - Exercises - Page 736: 49b

Answer

The student's math SAT increases at an average of $0.80$ points for every ${{\$}} 1000 $ additional household income.

Work Step by Step

The units of the average rate of change of $f$ are units of $f(x)$ per (additional) unit of $x$. When the household in which the student lives has an income which is between ${{\$}} 40,000$ and ${{\$}} 80,000$, the student's math SAT increases at an average of $0.80$ points for every ${{\$}} 1000 $ additional household income.
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