Rate of change for the number of gallons of fuel remaining and the number of hours the truck has driven is (-10) gallons per hour.
Option (2) will be be the answer.
Average rate of change of a function is given by the expression,
Average rate of change = [tex]\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}[/tex]
From the table given,
Two points are (0, 200) and (2.5, 175),
Average rate of change = [tex]\frac{175-200}{2.5-0}[/tex]
= [tex]-\frac{25}{2.5}[/tex]
= -10 gallons per hour
Therefore, average rate of change for the given table will be Option 2. (-10) gallons per hour.
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