The price of Stock A at 9 A. M. Was $14.67. Since then, the price has been increasing at the rate of $0.08 each hour. At noon the price of Stock B was $15.17. It begins to decrease at the rate of $0.15 each hour. If the two rates continue, in how many hours will the prices of the two stocks be the same?

Price of Stock A at 12 : 00 A.M. is :

A = 14.67 + 0.08×3

A =  $14.91

Price of Stock B at 12 : 00 A.M. is :

B = $15.17

Let, after x hours price are same :

At, 1 : 13 P.M both stocks have same prices.

Hence, this is the required solution.

b. y = 4x - 2

step-by-step explanation:

to find a parallel equation to an equation, make sure both equations have the same slope but different y-intercepts.

y = 4x + 1

4 = slope

1 = y-intercept

y = 4x - 2

4 = slope

-2 = y-intercept

they both have the same slope but different y-intercepts, so, b. is the correct answer.

and to check your work, you can graph both equations. : )