To figure this out you first find the difference between -18 and 60, which is 78 you then just divide, 78/4.5 which is approximately 17.55 mins or 17.6 rounded.
Y = 3x - 9, because for a line to be parallel it has to have the same gradient (x value) as the first line, and y = 3x - 9 is the only equation with the x value of 3.