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.
1. The graph of the scenario would be ______ because the rate of change changes.
2. The y-intercept for this scenario would be ____ meaning ___
1. The graph of the scenario would be nonlinear because the rate of change changes. In the beginning, the rate of change is constant at -$5 per week, but after week 6, the rate of change increases to -$10 per week.
2. The y-intercept for this scenario would be $60, meaning that Ryan started with $60. The y-intercept represents the initial value or starting point on the graph.