Answer/Step-by-step explanation:
Year = x
Weight (kg) = y
Rate of change between 2010 and 2011 = [tex] \frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} [/tex]
Where,
[tex] (2010, 35) = (x_1, y_1) [/tex]
[tex] (2011, 30) = (x_2, y_2) [/tex]
Plug in the values
[tex] = \frac{30 - 35}{2011 - 2010} [/tex]
[tex] = \frac{-5}{1} = -5 [/tex]
Rate of change = -5kg per year
This means that there was a decrease in the weight of the winning dog form 2010 to 2011 by 5 kilograms
