Question

Fans of the Stamford baseball team compared the number of games won by their team each year.
Games won by the Stamford baseball team
Year Games won
2012 1
2013 9
2014 1
2015 8
2016 3
According to the table, what was the rate of change between 2014 and 2016?
games per year

Answer 1

To find the rate of change in the number of games won by the Stamford baseball team between the years 2014 and 2016, we need to calculate the difference in the number of games won in those years and divide it by the difference in the years.

From the table:

- Games won in 2014: 1
- Games won in 2016: 3

The difference in games won is:
\[
3 - 1 = 2
\]

The difference in years is:
\[
2016 - 2014 = 2
\]

Now, we can calculate the rate of change:
\[
\text{Rate of change} = \frac{\text{Difference in games won}}{\text{Difference in years}} = \frac{2}{2} = 1 \text{ game per year}
\]

Therefore, the rate of change between 2014 and 2016 was **1 game per year**.