Asked by D4VD

Carol is cross-country skiing. The table shows the distance she traveled after various numbers of minutes. What is the rate of change?

Distance Carol Traveled while Cross-Country Skiing
Minutes
Distance Traveled (miles)
2
StartFraction 1 Over 6 Endfraction
3
StartFraction 17 Over 48 EndFraction
4
StartFraction 13 Over 24 EndFraction
5
StartFraction 35 Over 48 EndFraction
6
StartFraction 11 Over 12 EndFraction
StartFraction 1 Over 12 EndFraction
StartFraction 1 Over 6 Endfraction
StartFraction 3 Over 32 EndFraction
StartFraction 3 Over 16 EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Compute the change in distance per minute. Converting to 48ths:
- 2 min: 1/6 = 8/48
- 3 min: 17/48
- 4 min: 13/24 = 26/48
- 5 min: 35/48
- 6 min: 11/12 = 44/48

Each minute the distance increases by 9/48 = 3/16 miles.

Rate of change = 3/16 mile per minute (≈ 0.1875 mi/min).