The average rate of change of the temperature from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. is
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The change in time value from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M is 
The change in temperature value from 36 to 47 is
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Substitute these values in the formula
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The average rate of change of the temperature from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. is
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