Answer:
-0.5
Step-by-step explanation:
The average rate of change from a to b:
[f(b) - f(a)]/(b - a)
Look in the graph for the function values at x = -3 and x = 0.
f(-3) = 2
f(0) = 0.5
average rate of change =
= [f(-3) - f(0)]/(-3 - 0)
= [2 - 0.5]/(-3)
= 1.5/(-3)
= -0.5
