Use the table to calculate the average rate of change of f(x) over the interval [0,4].

x f(x)
-4 1
-3 2
-2 4
-1 8
0 16
1 32
2 64
3 128
4 256

1 answer

all you need are the values at the ends of the interval. That is,
(f(4)-f(0))/(4-0)