{"id":4742,"date":"2019-11-11T08:31:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T08:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2024-03-29T14:12:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:12:05","slug":"average-rate-of-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/formulas\/average-rate-of-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Average Rate of Change in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7dd051b6-4085-448c-81bc-db2cc30bda8b\" href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Average-Rate-of-Change-in-Excel.xlsx\">Average-Rate-of-Change-in-Excel<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Average-Rate-of-Change-in-Excel.xlsx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7dd051b6-4085-448c-81bc-db2cc30bda8b\">Download File<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing what is the average rate of change can be useful on\nmany occasions. For example, you may want to know what&#8217;s the average number of\nkilometers the car makes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take the first example. We take into consideration: <strong>time<\/strong>, <strong>distance<\/strong>, <strong>average speed<\/strong>,\nand <strong>rate of change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Average speed and rate of change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following example, there is a time we drive and the\ndistance we&#8217;ve already driven. We need to calculate the average speed and the\nrate of change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/average-rate-of-change.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/average-rate-of-change.png 516w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/average-rate-of-change-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let&#8217;s calculate the average speed. To do it, calculate\nthe distance by time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, we need to convert time to decimal hours. We can do it by multiplying time by 24. It&#8217;s also important to format these cells as a number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter the following formula into cell <strong>C2<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/en\/training\/autofill\">AutoFill<\/a>\nthe remaining cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=B2\/(A2*24)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/average-speed.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/average-speed.png 516w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/average-speed-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let&#8217;s calculate the rate of change. Enter <strong>0<\/strong> into <strong>D2<\/strong> because the change is zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In cell <strong>D3<\/strong>, enter\nthe following formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=(C3-C2)\/C2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/training\/autofill\/\">AutoFill<\/a> the remaining cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"516\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/rate-of-change.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/rate-of-change.png 516w, https:\/\/officetuts.net\/excel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/rate-of-change-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To calculate the average rate of change from the first time\nto the last, you have to use this formula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>=(C7-C2)\/C2<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The average rate of change is <strong>13.53%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowing what is the average rate of change can be useful on many occasions. 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