Solve the problem.Bank robbers are 6 miles north of Carson City and are continuing to head east at 7 miles per hour on their horses. If the posse begins the chase from Carson City on fresher horses at 9 miles per hour, how many hours will it take for the posse to catch the thieves? Show your answer with a graph that plots both the "robber" function 6 + 7t and the "posse" function 9t, which give the distance east of Carson City after t hours of the chase.

Question

A. It will take the posse 3 hours
to catch the thieves.

B. The posse will never catch the thieves.

C. It will take the posse 0.38 hours
to catch the thieves.

D. It will take the posse 6 hours
to catch the thieves.

Answer 1

Answer: A