Neither one of the slopes are going to be minus. It means you are travelling backwards in time, which is wonderful if you are a sci-fi fan, but not so good if you are Sharon. A and D has Sharon going from 70 to 0. That can't be happening so both are wrong.
Now you have to decide between B and C. The intersection point has Sharon going upwards until she is 20. She started out at 70. The graph has John starting at 70. That's not right.
So we've eliminated A,D and now C.
The answer must be B. They meet when Sharon is 90 and John is about 22.5 which is what it should be.
There was $800 deposited at 9% interest and $400 deposited at 4% interest.
The formula for simple interest is I = prt. Using our information we have:
88 = x(0.09)(1) + (1200-x)(0.04)(1)
88 = 0.09x + 48 - 0.04x
88 = 0.05x + 48
Subtract 48 from both sides:
88 - 48 = 0.05x + 48 - 48
40 = 0.05x
Divide both sides by 0.05:
40/0.05 = 0.05x/0.05
x = 800
1200 - x = 400
Given that the two cone are similar, then
3/7 = x/5
7x = 15
x = 15/7
