Question

The price of Stock A at 9 A.M. was ​$14.56. Since ​ then, the price has been increasing at the rate of ​$0.12 each hour.At noon the price of Stock B was ​$15.06. It begins to decrease at the rate of ​$0.07 each hour.If the two rates ​ continue, in how many hours will the prices of the two stocks be the​ same?

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Answer 1

2 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Stock A:

9AM $14.56 +$0.12/hr

10AM $14.68 +1hr

11AM $14.80 +2hrs

12PM $14.92 +3hrs

Stock B:

12 PM (Noon) $15.06 -$0.07/hr

1PM $14.99 +1hr

2PM $14.92 {+2HR}