Mathematics
Grade 7
15 min
Rate of change
Rate of change
What you'll learn
- Identify the rate of change (slope) from a graph, table, or equation, and express it as a ratio in at least 8 out of 10 examples.
- Calculate the rate of change between two points on a line, given their coordinates, with 75% accuracy.
- Explain, in writing, the meaning of the rate of change in a real-world context (e.g., speed, cost per item), using correct units, in at least 2 out of 3 scenarios.
- Solve problems involving rate of change, including finding missing values or making predictions, with 70% accuracy.
Tutorial Preview
1
A bike travels 20 kilometers in 2 hours. What is its speed?
2
A plant is 10 cm tall on Day 5 and 16 cm tall on Day 8. Find its growth rate.
3
A freezer's temperature changes at a rate of -3 degrees/hour. What does this mean?
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
A car travels 30 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour?
0.10
1.30
2.3
3.90
Easy
Leo reads 40 pages of his book in 2 hours. What is his reading rate in pages per hour?
0.20
1.40
2.2
3.80
Easy
After 2 hours, a baker has decorated 10 cakes. What is the rate in cakes per hour?
0.5
1.10
2.2
3.20
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What grade level is "Rate of change"?
Rate of change is a Grade 7 Mathematics lesson on ExcelOS.
What will I learn in Rate of change?
You'll be able to: Identify the rate of change (slope) from a graph, table, or equation, and express it as a ratio in at least 8 out of 10 examples; Calculate the rate of change between two points on a line, given their coordinates, with 75%….
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How many practice questions are included with Rate of change?
This lesson includes 25 practice questions across multiple difficulty levels, each with instant feedback and explanations.