From 2008 through 2012, the function y=0.39x+9.8 can be used to approximate the movie box office (in billions of dollars) in region A, while the function y=0.9x+6.5approximates the box office in region B. For both regions, x represents the number of years since 2008.

a. If these trends continue, predict the year in which the region A box office and region B box office will be the same.
b. Use these equations to predict the box office for region A and region B for the year 2016.

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From 2008 through​ 2012, the function y=0.39x+9.8 can be used to approximate the movie box office​ (in billions of​ dollars) in region​ A, while the function y=0.9x+6.5approximates the box office in region B. For both​ regions, x represents the number of years since 2008. 

a. If these trends​ continue, predict the year in which the region A box office and region B box office will be the same.
b. Use these equations to predict the box office for region A and region B for the year 2016.

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