What is the average rate of change, please simplify your answer (PICTURE BELOW)

Answer:
[tex]{ \tt{average \: \triangle = \frac{y _{2} - y _{1} }{x _{2} - x _{1} } }} \\ [/tex]
[tex]{ \tt{ = \frac{5 - ( - 3)}{3 - ( - 1)} }} \\ \\ = { \tt{ \frac{8}{4} }} \\ \\ = 2[/tex]