standard_description: Calculate and interpret the average rate of change of a function (presented symbolically or as a table) over a specified interval. Estimate the rate of change from a graph.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Tickets to a concert are available for early access on a special website. The website charges a fixed fee for early access to the tickets, and the tickets to the concert all cost the same amount with no additional tax. A friend of yours purchases 4 tickets on the website for a total of $162. Another friend purchases 7 tickets on the website for $270.
What function represents the total cost,
$$y$$
, for the purchase of
$$x$$
tickets on the website?
Problem 2
Write an equation in slope-intercept form for the line that passes through the points
$${(-2, -3)}$$
and
$${(1, 12)}$$
.


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