Tom begins a hike at an elevation of 6,000 feet. tom's elevation, at any time, is shown on the graph below. which statement is true? a. the elevation tom is at always decreases compared to the time. b. tom decreases in elevation by that same amount every hour for the last three hours. c. tom walks at all times, for the entire hike. d. tom never changes more than 1,000 feet of elevation per hour.

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step-by-step explanation:

correct choice is b

step-by-step explanation:

when you calculate the average rate of change of a function, you are finding the slope of the secant line between the two points. for the function the average rate of change from point to point can be calculated as

to find the average rate of change from day 2 to day 10, note that at day 2, 8 houses were sold, so a(2,8) and at day 10, 2 houses were sold, so b(10,2). thus,