The price of Stock A at 9 a. m. was $15.75. Since then, the price has been increasing at a rate of $0.05 per hour. At noon, the price of Stock B was $16.53. It begins to decrease at a rate of $0.13 per hour. If the stocks continue to increase and decrease at the same rates, in how many hours will the prices of the stocks be the same?

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have

the answer is b: 18

step-by-step explanation:

use the pythagorean theorem to .

a^2+b^2=c^2

plug 18 for "r"

the 2 legs are 18 and 24

18^2+24^2=c^2

324+576=c^2

900=c^2

c=30

30-12=18

18 is the radius

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combine all like terms then its just a 2 step equation