The price of Stock A at 9 A.M. was
$14.8814.88.
Since then, the price has been increasing at the rate of
$0.060.06
each hour. At noon the price of Stock B was
$15.3815.38.
It begins to decrease at the rate of
$0.120.12
each hour. If the two rates continue, in how many hours will the prices of the two stocks be the same?
+36915 14.88 +.06(3) + .06x = 15.38 - .12 x solve for 'x' the number of hours until they are equal
15.06 + .06x = 15.38-.12x
.18x = .32
x = 1.77 hr ~ 1 hr 47 min
