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What is Rate of Change? Instructional VideoWhat is Rate of Change? Instructional Video
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What is Rate of Change?

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The rate of change is defined as how one quantity changes in relationship to another quantity. The instructor diagrams a graph and demonstrates how to use a formula to calculate the rate of change. It might take two viewings to catch all the nuances that the instructor goes through.

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rate of change, negative integers, positive numbers, numbers, positive integers

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rate of change, positive, negative, increase, decrease, relation, quantity, math
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Grade
8th - 11th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
6:21
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