Find the average rate of change of the function from $$x _ { 1 } \text { to } x _ { 2 }$$
-$f ( x ) = 5 x + 7$ from $x _ { 1 } = - 1$ to $x _ { 2 } = 0$
A) 5
B) $- 28$
C) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$
D) $- \frac { 1 } { 6 }$

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The average rate of change of a linear function like $f(x) = 5x + 7$ is the coefficient of $x$, which is $5$, regardless of the interval.

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