An ice cream truck sells ice cream between 2 p. m. and 10 p. m. each night in the summer. at the end of the night, the driver calculates his profit and makes a graph to analyze the data. what is the average rate of change for the data between the 2nd hour (2, 58) and the 6th hour (6, 126)? be sure to include the correct units of measurement.
17 hours
68 dollars
17 dollars per hour per hour
68 dollars per hour per hour

The correct option is 3.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a function passes through two points , then the average rate of change for the function between these two points is

The given data points are (2, 58) and (6, 126). So, the average rate of change for the data between the 2nd hour (2, 58) and the 6th hour (6, 126) is

The average rate of change for the data between the 2nd hour (2, 58) and the 6th hour (6, 126) is 17 dollars per hour.

Therefore the correct option is 3.