The price of commodity X increases by 45 cents every year, while the price of commodity Y increases by 20 cents every year. In 2001, the price of commodity X was $5.20 and the price of commodity Y was $7.30. In which year will the price of commodity X be 10 cents less than the price of commodity Y?	Answers: A) 2008 B) 2009 C) 2010 D) 2011 E) 2012

Rationale: "the price of commodity x increases 25 cents each year relative to commodity y . the price difference is $ 2.10 and commodity x needs to be 10 cents less than commodity y . $ 2.00 / 25 cents = 8 years the answer is 2001 + 8 years = 2009 . the answer is b ."
Answer: B