The average growth rate of a function over an interval is the change in the function divided by the change in the:
A)dependent variable.
B)independent variable.
C)percentage increase.
D)percentage decrease.

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The average growth rate looks at the change in the function (the dependent variable) over a specific interval of change in the independent variable. Therefore, the change in the function (numerator) is divided by the change in the independent variable (denominator) to find the average growth rate.

The Average Growth Rate of a Function Over an Interval