Rates are often used to describe how quickly something is moving or changing.
a. a wildfire spreads at a rate of 1000 acres per day. how many acres will the fire cover in 2 days? show that your answer is reasonable.
b. how many acres will the fire cover in 5 days? explain how you found your answer.
c. another wildfire spread for 7 days and covered a total of 780 square miles. how can you estimate the number of square miles the fire covered per day?