The rate of change is 35 miles per day.
A linear equation is in the form:
y = mx + b;
where y, x are variables, m is the slope of the line and b is the y intercept.
Let y represent the distance in mile and x represent the years.
From the graph we can see that the line passes through the point (0,0) and (5, 175). Hence:
[tex]slope(m)=\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1} \\\\m=\frac{175-0}{5-0} \\\\m=35\ miles\ per\ hour[/tex]
Hence the rate of change is 35 miles per day.
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