In 2000 510000 acres of farmland in a region were devoted to

In 2000, 510,000 acres of farmland in a region were devoted to growing nuts. By 2013, the number of acres used to grow nuts had increased to 820,000. Find the average rate of change in the number of acres in a region used to grow nuts from 2000to 2013.

Solution

average rate = 820000 - 510000 / 2013 -2010

                      = 310000 / 13

                      = 780769.231

the average rate of change in the number of acres in a region used to grow nuts from 2000to 2013 is

780769.231 acres