Complete the equation of the line through (-10,-7)(−10,−7)left parenthesis, minus, 10, comma, minus, 7, right parenthesis and (-5,-9)(−5,−9)left parenthesis, minus, 5, comma, minus, 9, right parenthesis. Use exact numbers.
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The number of hours per week that the television is turned on is determined for each family in a sample. the mean of the data is 37 hours and the median is 33.2 hours. twenty-four of the families in the sample turned on the television for 22 hours or less for the week. the 13th percentile of the data is 22 hours. approximately how many families are in the sample? round your answer to the nearest integer.

What is the average rate of change for this function for the interval from x=2 to x=4 ?

[10 points, algebra 2]according to my answer key the restrictions are -1 and 4. but why not positive 1?