SOMEONE, PLEASE HELP

Describe how to determine the average rate of change between x = 1 and x = 3 for the function f(x) = 3x3 + 1. Include the average rate of change in your answer.

The question is kind of confusing. if it's asking how many variations of answers can you give. then do 4^5 for your answer.this would be something like the first question could be a and the 2nd c or first b next c etc. if you can, ask the teacher for a better confirmation of what it's asking. if i'm assuming correctly what it's asking, it's 625 different variations.