Car loans use simple interest so that, every month, the amount you owe on the loan
(the loan balance) decreases by the same
amount. (House loans or mortgages do not
work this way.) Suppose you have $12 000
in car loans and you are making payments of
$150 per month
b Draw a graph of this relationship, b(t).
C Find 6(50). State what this amount
represents.
d Find how long it will take you to pay off
the loan.
e Suggest what change(s) to the scenario
could produce a parallel graph with a higher
y-intercept.
f Suggest what change(s) to the scenario could
produce a graph with a lower y-intercept but
the same x-intercept.
g State how the graph will be transformed if
you increase your original payment to $250
per month. Write down an equation for this
new scenario.
a Write an equation to represent the loan
balance (6) as a function of the number of
months that have gone by (t).
Reflect and discuss​