Click on the phrase in the word problem that describes a nonlinear rate.
Ralph's bank account started off at a meager amount. However, he quickly learned that as each year progressed, his amount saved doubled from the previous year. If he started off with $50 in his account, how much would he have in 10 years?
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Click on the phrase in the word problem that describes a nonlinear rate.  
Ralph's bank account started off at a meager amount. However, he quickly learned that as each year progressed, his amount saved doubled from the previous year. If he started off with $50 in his account, how much would he have in 10 years?
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Mercury · Answer

thoughts on this? there's a phrase in the second sentence that demonstrates that the rate of growth is not a constant number, but rather, dependent on the previous amount.