*This is a maths problem.
Answer:
-2
Explanation:
Average rate of change of the function from x = -3 to x = 1 can be calculated using the formula below:
[tex] \frac{f(b) - f(a)}{b - a} [/tex]
Where,
[tex] a = -3, f(a) = 1 [/tex] (from the graph, when x = -3, y = 1)
[tex] b = 1, f(b) = -7 [/tex] (from the graph, when x = 1, y = -7)
Plug in the values into the formula:
[tex] = \frac{-7 - 1}{1 -(-3)} [/tex]
[tex] = \frac{-8}{4} [/tex]
[tex] = -2 [/tex]
Average rate of change from x = -3 to x = 1 is -2.
