Ryan is tracking how much money he has each week.

• He started with $60.
• He spent $5 per week for the first 6 weeks.
• He spent $10 per week after week 6 until the money's all spent.
(4 points)

A. The graph of the scenario would be _______ because the rate of change changes.

B. The y-intercept for this scenario would be _______ meaning _______.

C. The rate of change is ______ because as the weeks increase, the money decreases.

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Word Bank: | Ryan started with $60 in his account | (10, 0) | (10, 6) | Linear | Negative | Positive | Ryan took 10 weeks to spend all of his $ | (0, 60) | Nonlinear | (0, 5) | Ryan decreases his $ each week | (6, 5) |

1 answer

A. The graph of the scenario would be Nonlinear because the rate of change changes.

B. The y-intercept for this scenario would be (0, 60) meaning Ryan started with $60 in his account.

C. The rate of change is Negative because as the weeks increase, the money decreases.