m 0 1 2 32 50 6 B 100 119.2 142.09 169.37 201.89 240.65 286.85 Joelle prefers to pay by credit card, but her card was declined. She returns home to call her bank. They informed her that her credit limit using this card is $300. The credit card she has currently charges a 19.2% annual interest rate compounded monthly. The table to the right shows the balance, 8, of her account after m months. Question 2A: Based on the information given, why might Joelle not have been able to use her credit card at Target? Part B: For each time period below, determine the rate of change: month I to month 2 month 2 to month 3 month 4 to month 6 month 3 to month 5 The time period with the greatest rate of change is: Part C: What do you notice about the average rate of change in this scenario? What does this indicate about the function we are working with? Please explain your response.

m 0 1 2 32 50 6 B 100 119.2 142.09 169.37 201.89 240.65 286.85 Joelle prefers to pay by credit card, but her card was declined. She returns home to call her bank. They informed her that her credit limit using this card is $300. The credit card she has currently charges a 19.2% annual interest rate compounded monthly. The table to the right shows the balance, 8, of her account after m months. Question 2A: Based on the information given, why might Joelle not have been able to use her credit card at Target? Part B: For each time period below, determine the rate of change: month I to month 2 month 2 to month 3 month 4 to month 6 month 3 to month 5 The time period with the greatest rate of change is: Part C: What do you notice about the average rate of change in this scenario? What does this indicate about the function we are working with? Please explain your response.

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