Jason is training for a marathon bike ride. His average speed increased from 3 miles per hour to 6 miles per hour in 3 months.
Find the rate of change in the miles per hour that Jason bikes.
Responses
A 2 miles per hour per month2 miles per hour per month
B .5 mile per hour per month.5 mile per hour per month
C 3 miles per hour per month3 miles per hour per month
D 1 mile per hour per month
A 2 miles per hour per month
To find the rate of change in the miles per hour that Jason bikes, we need to determine the change in speed per month.
The average speed increased from 3 miles per hour to 6 miles per hour, resulting in a change of 6 - 3 = 3 miles per hour.
The change occurred over a period of 3 months.
To calculate the rate of change, we divide the change in speed by the number of months: 3 miles per hour / 3 months = 1 mile per hour per month.
Therefore, the rate of change in the miles per hour that Jason bikes is D) 1 mile per hour per month.