Ryan is tracking how much money he has each week.

He started with $50.
He saves $15 per week for the first 6 weeks.
He spent $10 per week after week 6 until the money's all spent
The rate of change is
after the first 6 weeks because as the weeks increase the money decreases.s all spent.

The rate of change after the first 6 weeks is -$10 per week. This means that Ryan's money decreases by $10 every week until it is all spent.