Red candle:
Initial height = 8 in
Burn rate = 710 in/h
After x hours, the height will be
h₁ = 8 - 710x
Blue candle:
Initial height = 6 in
Burn rate = 15 in/h
After x hours, the height will be
h₂ = 6 - 15x
When the two heights are equal, then
h₁ = h₂
8 - 710x = 6 - 15x
-695x = -2
x = 0.00288 hours
Answer:
The answer may take one of these forms:
0.003 hours, or
0.0029 hours, or
0.00288 hours.
well first you have to get x and y on separate sides so subtract x by both sides to put x on the right side.
now you have y = 5 - x
to graph that let's throw in some numbers for x and y and make a function table
x, y
1, 4
2, 3
3, 2
4, 1
5, 0
6, -1
and so forth
as you can see as x increases in value, y decreases in value
all you have to do now is plot those points on a graph
B 2/10 is not simplified because you can divide each number by 2 reducing it to 1/5.
1. ask yourself whats half of 22
2. divide that half by the blue
3. if that doesn't help ask your teacher
