The figure to the right shows the total sales, in thousands of dollars, from the distribution of x thousand catalogs. Find and interpret the average rate of changes of sales with respect to the number of catalogs distributed for the given changes in x. (a) 10 to 20 (b) 20 to 30 (c) 30 to 40 (d) What is happening to the average rate of change of sales as the number of catalogs distributed increases? (a) The average rate of change over 10 to 20 is (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) Sales (in thousands) 70- 60- 50- 40- 30- 889 20- 10+ of 0 32 45 AT 61 10 20 30 40 50 60 Number (in thousands) 2

The figure to the right shows the total sales, in thousands of dollars, from the distribution of x thousand catalogs. Find and interpret the average rate of changes of sales with respect to the number of catalogs distributed for the given changes in x. (a) 10 to 20 (b) 20 to 30 (c) 30 to 40 (d) What is happening to the average rate of change of sales as the number of catalogs distributed increases? (a) The average rate of change over 10 to 20 is (Type an integer or a simplified fraction.) Sales (in thousands) 70- 60- 50- 40- 30- 889 20- 10+ of 0 32 45 AT 61 10 20 30 40 50 60 Number (in thousands) 2

College Algebra

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337282291

Author:Ron Larson

Publisher:Ron Larson

Chapter5: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section5.5: Exponential And Logarithmic Models

Problem 4ECP

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