(a) If a painter can complete a job in 4 hours, what is the painter's rate of work? ? of the job per hour (b) If the painter works for x hours, how much of the job is completed? ? of the job is completed

(a) If a painter can complete a job in 4 hours, what is the painter's rate of work? ? of the job per hour (b) If the painter works for x hours, how much of the job is completed? ? of the job is completed

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Chapter2: Functions

Section2.4: Average Rate Of Change Of A Function

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