The price of apples went from $0.30 per lb to $0.90 per lb in three years. Find the rate of change of the price of apples.
90c-30c=60cent change
60cents/3years=20cents/year
It changed 20cents a year
Hence, the rate of change of the price of apples is:
$ 0.20 per year.
Let P denote the price of apples.
It is given that the initial price of apples is: $ 0.30 per lb.
i.e. P(0)=$ 0.30 per lb.
Also, the price of the apples after three years is: $ 0.90 per lb.
i.e. P(3)=$ 0.90 per lb.
Hence, the rate of the change of the price of apples is calculated by:
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Now on putting the value in the formula we obtain:
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The rate of change is:
$ 0.20 per year.