ALGEBRA 1Lesson 46 of 116
INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
Slope as a Rate of Change
Students learn that the rate of change, or the change in y over the change in x, or the rise over run, is also called the slope of a line. Students then use graphs to determine the rate of change in given word problems, and are asked to explain the meaning of the rate of change.
Elementary / Middle
High School Math
*Also referred to as Elementary Algebra or Beginning Algebra.
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