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 moneys all spent
1. the graph of this scneario would be __________ because the rate of change changes
2. the y-intercept of this graph would be ________ meaning ___________________
3. the rate of change is ________ after the first 6 weeks because as the weeks increase the money decreases

1. The graph of this scenario would be a piecewise function or a step function because the rate of change changes at week 6.

2. The y-intercept of this graph would be $50, meaning that is the initial amount of money Ryan had.
3. The rate of change is -10 (decreasing by $10) after the first 6 weeks because as the weeks increase, the money decreases.